adj. 1 wise, sagacious, prudent, sensible, perspicacious, profound, intelligent, discerning, reasonable, logical, judicious, common-sense, commonsensical The old woman gave her some sage advice about men, which she promptly forgot
n. 2 wise man, savant, expert, elder, doyen or doyenne, guru, Nestor, pundit, Solomon, philosopher, oracle, authority The sage whose counsel you seek lives deep in the forest