different between overuse vs adage

English

Etymology

Over- +? use

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • (UK): IPA^(key): /???v??ju?z/
  • (US): enPR: ?'v?rjo?oz, IPA^(key): /?o?v??ju?z/
• (noun)
  • (UK): IPA^(key): /???v??ju?s/
  • (US): enPR: ?'v?rjo?os, IPA^(key): /?o?v??ju?s/

Verb

overuse (third-person singular simple present overuses, present participle overusing, simple past and past participle overused)

1. (transitive) To use too much of.

Translations

Noun

overuse (uncountable)

1. excessive use

Translations

Anagrams

• oeuvres, œuvres

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin ad??gium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.d?d?/

Noun

adage (plural adages)

1. An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.

   Synonyms: proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm; see also Thesaurus:saying

2. An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.

   Synonym: old saw

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• adage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Gadea

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adagium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.da?/

Noun

adage m (plural adages)

1. adage

Further reading

• “adage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).