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wis•dom n. [uncountable]

the quality or state of being wise.

wis•dom n.

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.
Bible(cap.) [Douay Bible.]See Wisdom of Solomon.

bef. 900; Middle English, Old English wīsdōm; cognate with Old Norse vīsdōmr, German Weistum. See wise¹, -dom

wis′dom•less, adj.

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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/ n

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

Related adjective(s): sagacious

Etymology: Old English wīsdōm; see wise¹, -dom

'wisdom' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Athena - bo tree - counsel - crone - fund - Ganesh - immature - impart - infinite - innocent - Lawrence - lend - lore - Mimir - Minerva - Odin - old wives' tale - philosophy - policy - received - sage - sapiential - Solomon - -sophy - statesman - thrift - unsophisticated - unwise - venerate - wisdom tooth - wise - ancient - better - Brigit - Buddha - cautious - challenge - class - conventional wisdom - convince - curandero - CW - deliberative - depth - discretion - dispense - dojo - dull - Ea - Ecclesiasticus

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Synonyms: intellectual power, intelligence, cleverness, sagacity, knowledge, more...

Collocations: [conventional, Eastern, ancient, moral] wisdoms, [two, three, four, all] wisdom teeth, [conventional] wisdom [has it, says] that, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "wisdom" in the title:

"—that, friends, is real wisdom"
'wisdom of the crowds'
A deep wisdom
Against the wisdom of
and offering its wisdom and beauty
and pregnant with wisdom!
And wisdom is early to despair
and wisdom it isn’t
aptitude, wisdom, understanding
arranged by the wisdom of God
bathed me at wisdom's font for nine guineas a term
bit of wisdom
bluff one's way into wisdom
by grace, a quiet, studious man, rich in the wisdom that is better than learning.
collection of wisdom
collective wisdom
common wisdom
common wisdom
Convention political wisdom
conventional Washington wisdom
Conventional wisdom
Conventional wisdom is that / has it that
conventional wisdom of the kettle
Cunning as wisdom's b*** daughter
decency and wisdom in her daily s***
dispensing wisdom
distilled the worldly wisdom of his castle
earthen vessels wherein it pleased the divine wisdom to set before hungering souls
enlighten one's wisdom
Establishment Wisdom
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