wisdom
Americannoun
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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.
- Synonyms:
- understanding, sense
- Antonyms:
- stupidity
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scholarly knowledge or learning.
the wisdom of the schools.
- Synonyms:
- enlightenment, erudition, sapience
- Antonyms:
- ignorance
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wise sayings or teachings; precepts.
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a wise act or saying.
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(initial capital letter) Wisdom of Solomon.
noun
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the ability or result of an ability to think and act utilizing knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, and insight
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accumulated knowledge, erudition, or enlightenment
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archaic a wise saying or wise sayings or teachings
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obsolete soundness of mind
Related Words
See information.
Other Word Forms
- wisdomless adjective
Etymology
Origin of wisdom
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English wīsdōm; cognate with Old Norse vīsdōmr, German Weistum. See wise 1, -dom
Example Sentences
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Proponents of prediction markets said they can offer valuable insights on the economy, markets and more by channeling the wisdom of crowds, and are often more accurate than polls.
Her life has included far more than skating, though, and every one of her students benefit from the hard-won wisdom she learned along the way.
From Los Angeles Times
Paying tribute to her former colleague, Baroness Angela Smith said he was "respected and loved by his colleagues for his courtesy, kindness, wisdom, loyalty and generosity of spirit".
From BBC
He also is a decisive leader who isn’t afraid to make decisions that buck conventional wisdom or the whims of his, or any, party.
“The bricks themselves were forged by the sphinxes from their own mountains. They have the heat of wisdom in them,” said Nighthand.
From Literature
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