Associations to the word «Proverb»
Noun
- Riddle
- Idiom
- Sancho
- Parable
- Fable
- Maxim
- Folklore
- Quixote
- Yoruba
- Wisdom
- Erasmus
- Metaphor
- Solomon
- Allusion
- Lore
- Quotation
- Epic
- Quote
- Rhyme
- Confucius
- Superstition
- Phrase
- Allegory
- Anecdote
- Sow
- Motto
- Say
- Saying
- Pun
- Worldview
- Gallows
- Precept
- Prose
- Tale
- Plutarch
- Axiom
- Humour
- Jest
- Omen
- Myth
- Fool
- Ballad
- Wit
- Devonshire
- Genre
- Meaning
- Wilt
- Moral
- Narrative
- Cato
- Poetry
- Almanac
- Wise
- Honesty
- Joke
- Shin
- Utterance
- Discourse
- Collection
- Corpus
- Psalm
- Tout
- Legend
- Verse
- Que
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PROVERB, noun. A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.
PROVERB, noun. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
PROVERB, noun. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
PROVERB, noun. A drama exemplifying a proverb.
PROVERB, verb. To write or utter proverbs.
PROVERB, verb. To name in, or as, a proverb.
PROVERB, verb. To provide with a proverb.
Dictionary definition
PROVERB, noun. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.