sage

a wise person

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Other words with the sap / sav root

  • insipid: dull or lacking flavor
  • sapid: having taste or flavor
  • sapience: wisdom or deep discernment
  • sapient: wise or possessing judgment
  • savor: to taste or enjoy fully

Sage carries the taste-to-wisdom shift: someone with judgment, not just information.

The old sage asked one question that made the argument collapse.

Savor keeps sap as taste. Sage belongs to the wisdom side of the same old family: judgment as a kind of taste for what is sound.

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