Is adage a positive word?
To call a saying an "adage" is to apply a generally positive connotation to the saying, suggesting that it offers a trustworthy and generally accepted truth. However, calling something an "adage" may also suggest, slightly negatively, that the saying is so self-evident as to be over-worked or trite.
To call a saying an "adage" is to apply a generally positive connotation to the saying, suggesting that it offers a trustworthy and generally accepted truth. However, calling something an "adage" may also suggest, slightly negatively, that the saying is so self-evident as to be over-worked or trite.
