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- DictionaryWis·dom/ˈwizdəm/
noun
- 1. the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise: "listen to his words of wisdom"
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.
noun. /ˈwɪzdəm/ [uncountable] Idioms. the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have. She was known to be a woman of great wisdom. Do you have any more words of wisdom for us? He is too lacking in worldly wisdom to be a politician. Extra Examples.
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.
wisdom noun. 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’. (Cf. wise, adj. 4) Obsolete. rare. wisdom. wī̆sdọ̄̆m, n. noun.
6 days ago · (wɪzdəm ) Word forms: plural wisdoms. 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.
the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments. the wisdom of sth/doing sth. If you doubt the wisdom of something, you think it is probably not a good plan: Many people have questioned the wisdom of spending so much money on weapons.
Wisdom, sapience, or sagacity is the ability to contemplate and act productively using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, and insight. [1] . Wisdom is associated with attributes such as unbiased judgment, compassion, experiential self-knowledge, self-transcendence, and non-attachment, [2] and virtues such as ethics and benevolence.
