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   Wis·dom

   /ˈwizdəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise: "listen to his words of wisdom" Similar sagacitysagenessintelligenceunderstandinginsightperceptionperceptivenesspercipiencepenetrationperspicuityacuitydiscernmentsensegood sensecommon senseshrewdnessastutenessacumensmartnessjudiciousnessjudgmentforesightclear-sightednessprudencecircumspectionlogicrationalerationalitysoundnesssanenessadvisabilityinformal:sharpnesssavvysmartsrare:sapienceargutenessOpposite stupidityfolly
   • ▪ the soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment: "some questioned the wisdom of building the dam so close to an active volcano" Similar sagacitysagenessintelligenceunderstandinginsightperceptionperceptivenesspercipiencepenetrationperspicuityacuitydiscernmentsensegood sensecommon senseshrewdnessastutenessacumensmartnessjudiciousnessjudgmentforesightclear-sightednessprudencecircumspectionlogicrationalerationalitysoundnesssanenessadvisabilityinformal:sharpnesssavvysmartsrare:sapienceargutenessOpposite stupidityfolly
   • ▪ the body of knowledge and principles that develops within a specified society or period: "the traditional farming wisdom of India" Similar knowledgelearningeruditionscholarshipphilosophylore

   Word Origin Old Englishwīsdōm (see wise1, -dom).

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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. scholarly knowledge or learning: the wisdom of the schools. Synonyms: sapience, enlightenment, erudition. Antonyms: ignorance.

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   Definition of wisdom noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of wisdom. noun. accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment. see more. noun. the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight. synonyms: wiseness. see more. noun. ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight. synonyms: sapience. see more. noun.

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   Meaning & use. 1. Capacity of judging rightly in matters relating to life and…. 2. Knowledge (esp. of a high or abstruse kind); enlightenment…. 3. Wise discourse or teaching; with a and plural, a wise…. 4. † Sanity, ‘reason’.

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   3 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. Wisdom is the ability to use your experience and knowledge in order to make sensible decisions or judgments . ...the patience and wisdom that comes from old age. ...a great man, who spoke words of great wisdom. 2. variable noun. Wisdom is the store of knowledge that a society or culture has collected over a long period of time.