The difference between Proverb and Saying

When used as nouns, proverb means a phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations, whereas saying means a proverb or maxim.


Proverb is also verb with the meaning: to write or utter proverbs.

check bellow for the other definitions of Proverb and Saying

  1. Proverb as a noun:

    A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.

  2. Proverb as a noun:

    A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.

  3. Proverb as a noun:

    A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

  4. Proverb as a noun:

    A drama exemplifying a proverb.

  1. Proverb as a verb:

    To write or utter proverbs.

  2. Proverb as a verb:

    To name in, or as, a proverb.

  3. Proverb as a verb:

    To provide with a proverb.

  1. Saying as a verb:

  1. Saying as a noun:

    A proverb or maxim.

  2. Saying as a noun (obsolete):

    That which is said; a statement.