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121savvy — 1785, as a noun, practical sense, intelligence; also a verb, to know, to understand; West Indies pidgin borrowing of Fr. savez( vous)? do you know? or Sp. sabe (usted) you know, both from V.L. *sapere, from L. sapere be wise, be knowing (see… …
122savour — [13] Latin sapere meant both ‘taste’ and ‘be wise’. In the latter sense it has given English sapient, but the former only was preserved in its derived noun sapor ‘taste’. This found its way into English via Old French savour. The derivative… …
123-ence — suffix forming nouns expressing: 1 a quality or state or an instance of one (patience; an impertinence). 2 an action (reference; reminiscence). Etymology: from or after F ence f. L entia, antia (cf. ANCE) f. pres. part. stem ent , ant * * *… …
124nonsapiens — (ˈ)nän|sapēənz, sāp also ēˌenz or ēˌen(t)s adjective Etymology: non (I) + New Latin sapiens (specific epithet of Homo sapiens) from Latin sapient , sapiens wise more at sapient …
125sage´like´ — sage1 «sayj», adjective, sag|er, sag|est, noun. –adj. 1. showing wisdom or good judgment: »a sage reply. The sage counsels of Lord Salisbury seemed to bring with them not only wealth and power, but security (Lytton Strachey). SYNONYM( …
126sage´ness — sage1 «sayj», adjective, sag|er, sag|est, noun. –adj. 1. showing wisdom or good judgment: »a sage reply. The sage counsels of Lord Salisbury seemed to bring with them not only wealth and power, but security (Lytton Strachey). SYNONYM( …
127sage´ly — sage1 «sayj», adjective, sag|er, sag|est, noun. –adj. 1. showing wisdom or good judgment: »a sage reply. The sage counsels of Lord Salisbury seemed to bring with them not only wealth and power, but security (Lytton Strachey). SYNONYM( …
128sa|pi|en|tial — «SAY pee EHN shuhl», adjective. belonging to or characterized by wisdom. ╂[< Latin sapientiālis < sapiēns; see etym. under sapient (Cf. ↑sapient)] …
