Associations to the word «Proverb»
Noun
- Translation
- Borrowing
- Hymn
- Reich
- Repertory
- Speaking
- Goe
- Testament
- Ass
- Folly
- Repeat
- Nail
- Hen
- Debtor
- Repertoire
- Peasant
- Praise
- Gather
- Context
- Commentary
- Spoil
- Curse
- Arab
- African
- Feast
- Hay
- Luck
- Dialect
- Greek
- Prophecy
- Wolfgang
- Folk
- Extreme
- Thou
- Parody
- Language
- Listener
- Epithet
- Ghana
- Oratory
- Liar
- Italian
- Chicken
- Currency
- Beggar
- Che
- Conversation
- Belief
- Aristotle
- Repeating
- Recipe
- Sermon
- Nonsense
- Rhetoric
- Thief
- Wealth
- Bread
- Usage
- Tongue
- Ethiopia
- Genealogy
Adjective
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
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.