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See more synonyms for wisdom on Thesaurus.com the quality or state of being wise ; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight. scholarly knowledge or learning: the wisdom of the schools. wise sayings or teachings; precepts. a wise act or saying. (initial capital letter ) Douay Bible Wisdom of Solomon .Show More
Origin of wisdom before 900; Middle English, Old English wīsdōm; cognate with
Old Norse vīsdōmr, German Weistum. See
wise1 ,
-dom Related forms wis·dom·less , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for wisdom sanity ,
knowledge ,
intelligence ,
prudence ,
poise ,
experience ,
understanding ,
foresight ,
acumen ,
caution ,
savvy ,
sophistication ,
judgment ,
gumption ,
stability ,
comprehension ,
learning ,
erudition ,
information ,
circumspection Examples from the Web for wisdom Contemporary Examples of wisdom Common sense is not a just a normative judgment about wisdom , but a structural feature of any functioning organization.
He made an easy target, the know-it-all liberal egghead who demeaned the wisdom of the American people.
They possessed “wisdom beyond their years,” observed The Advocate.
Miraculously, Malala survived, and her courage, wisdom , and optimism have continued to transfix and inspire the world.
Kundera sees fiction as a realm of many partial truths, its only certainty “the wisdom of uncertainty.”
Historical Examples of wisdom Is there any other wisdom , than true simplicity and innocence?
"I am satisfied with the pursuit of wisdom , not with the fame of it," replied the sage.
The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment.
But let not the foundation of our hope rest upon man's wisdom .
Mr Clayton had taught me wisdom , which his own bad conduct could not sully or affect.
British Dictionary definitions for wisdom the ability or result of an ability to think and act utilizing knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, and insight accumulated knowledge, erudition, or enlightenment archaic a wise saying or wise sayings or teachings obsolete soundness of mind Show More
Related forms Related adjective: sagacious Word Origin for wisdom Old English wīsdōm; see wise 1 , -dom
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Word Origin and History for wisdom n. Old English wisdom , from wis (see wise (adj.)) + -dom . A common Germanic compound (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian wisdom , Old Norse visdomr , Old High German wistuom "wisdom," German Weistum "judicial sentence serving as a precedent"). Wisdom teeth so called from 1848 (earlier teeth of wisdom , 1660s), a loan-translation of Latin dentes sapientiae , itself a loan-translation of Greek sophronisteres (used by Hippocrates, from sophron "prudent, self-controlled"), so called because they usually appear ages 17-25, when a person reaches adulthood.
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