adage
nounHow many syllables in adage?
There are 2 syllables in the word adage.How to pronounce adage:
Definition of adage:
- adage (noun):
- a traditional saying that is generally accepted as being true
- a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
Synonyms for adage:
aphorism
byword
epigram
expression
locution
maxim
motto
proverb
saw
saying
word
Antonyms for adage:
silence
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- sweating
- bollies
- van Gogh
- titties
- saunter
- rehearsed
- mislay
- Martian
- listless
- jester
- humbling
- fish-pools
- dangling
- cozeys
- confer
- bondage
- toucan
- sporting
- possession
- lineage
- larynx
- trustful
- squandered
- satiate
- levelled
- controls
- butte
- two-word
- dappling
- chastely
- astral
- trickle
- tressels
- resealed
- pummel
- pickpack
- miscode
- fewest
- chiefly
- brioche
- bigot's
- vagueness
- pebbles
- abre
- weasel
- shameful
- peon
- frazzle
- eunuch
- avence
- … more
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In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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