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wisdom
[ wiz-duhm ]
noun
- 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.
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Antonyms:
- scholarly knowledge or learning:
the wisdom of the schools.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- wise sayings or teachings; precepts.
- a wise act or saying.
- (initial capital letter) Douay Bible. Wisdom of Solomon.
wisdom
/ ˈ·Éɪ³ú»åÉ™³¾ /
noun
- 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
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ·É¾±²õd´Ç³¾Â·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of wisdom1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Former FA Chairman Lord Triesman told The Telegraph that the Scottish FA had shown "wisdom" and "similar clarity from the FA is long overdue".
Given this fact, the “conventional wisdom†suggests that Trump’s presidency should be in grave trouble at this early point in his second term.
"I used to think it was a cliché, but there is a lot of wisdom in the idea, 'that it's not a loss, it's a learning'," Buckle says.
“Dead Outlaw†evokes at moments the droll perversity of “Sweeney Todd,†the cold-hearted glee of “Assassins†and the Brechtian skewering of “Road Show†— Sondheim musicals that fly in the face of conventional musical theater wisdom.
"The conventional wisdom at the time was to find a person who has access to information, works really hard — not to trust the markets to do their job"
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