proverb
proverb is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. John xvi.
- 2.3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference. Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by word, among all nations. Deut. xxviii.
- 3.4. A drama exemplifying a proverb. Book of Proverbs, a canonical book of the Old Testament, containing a great variety of wise maxims.
- 4.To name in, or as, a proverb. [R.] Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool Milton.
- 5.To provide with a proverb. [R.] I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. Shak.
- 6.To write or utter proverbs. [R.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adage
- admitted
- aphorism
- aphoristic
- apophthegm
- apothegm
- arrange
- assumption
- axiom
- axiomatic
- belief
- byword
- call
- card
- circumlocution
- clothe
- common
- commonplace
- conclusion
- couch
- denominate
- designate
- dictum
- dub
- express
- expression
- fact
- faith
- figure
- find
- first
- formula
- give
- gnomic
- golden
- good
- idea
- idiom
- idiomatic
- idiotism
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is proverb.
- What is a striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. John xvi called?
- What is 3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference. Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by word, among all nations. Deut. xxviii called?
- What is 4. A drama exemplifying a proverb. Book of Proverbs, a canonical book of the Old Testament, containing a great variety of wise maxims called?
- What is to name in, or as, a proverb. [R.] Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool Milton called?
- What is to provide with a proverb. [R.] I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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