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.
(initial capital letter)Douay Bible. Wisdom of Solomon.
Origin of wisdom
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English wīsdōm; cognate with Old Norse vīsdōmr, German Weistum. See wise1, -dom
SYNONYMS FOR wisdom
1 sense, understanding.
2 sapience, erudition, enlightenment.
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ANTONYMS FOR wisdom
1 stupidity.
2 ignorance.
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synonym study for wisdom
2. See information.
OTHER WORDS FROM wisdom
wis·dom·less,adjective
Words nearby wisdom
Wisconsinite, Wisconsin Rapids, WISC-R, Wisd., Wisden, wisdom, Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach, Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, wisdom teeth, wisdom tooth
Conventional wisdom in the EV industry has it that a battery pack costing $100 per kilowatt-hour of storage would make it possible to sell EVs for about the same price as gasoline-burning cars.
What Tesla’s Battery Day might reveal: Project Roadrunner, Model S Plaid, and more|dzanemorris|September 21, 2020|Fortune
This is true for monetary, fiscal, regulatory, and even social policy, with none of the post-Abe contenders prepared to step away from the advice and wisdom offered by the technocracy.
The legacy Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, will leave after resigning|claychandler|August 28, 2020|Fortune
Research shows that, despite conventional wisdom that traffic slows commerce, congestion is good for the economy and jobs.
Admit it: You miss being stuck in traffic|matthewheimer|August 17, 2020|Fortune
You can make your content a place people turn to for wisdom and perspective—all while scoring those trending keyword SEO points.
How to use trending keywords from current events in content marketing|Gregg Schwartz|July 23, 2020|Search Engine Watch
So Pat Brown set about repurposing the scientific wisdom he’d accrued over a long, fruitful career in biomedicine.
The Future of Meat (Ep. 367 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 29, 2019|Freakonomics
Common sense is not a just a normative judgment about wisdom, but a structural feature of any functioning organization.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He made an easy target, the know-it-all liberal egghead who demeaned the wisdom of the American people.
Obamacare Architect: I Wanted to Sound Smart|Ben Jacobs|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They possessed “wisdom beyond their years,” observed The Advocate.
The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power Couple|James Kirchick|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miraculously, Malala survived, and her courage, wisdom, and optimism have continued to transfix and inspire the world.
Promoting Girls’ Education Isn’t Enough: Malala Can Do More|Paula Kweskin|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kundera sees fiction as a realm of many partial truths, its only certainty “the wisdom of uncertainty.”
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wisdom, it is said, lies in small compass, so we should find it in you.
The Hot Swamp|R.M. Ballantyne
Men of genius are quick growers; but men of the highest genius, which includes the wisdom of human life, are not speedily ripe.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16|Various
The wise, for all their wisdom, hardly ever can see how innocence itself may lead the unwise into the pit digged by the wicked.
Oldfield|Nancy Huston Banks
Ceridwen was the goddess of wisdom; she distilled wisdom-giving drops in a cauldron.
A Short History of Wales|Owen M. Edwards
There is no wisdom, no device in the dust, any more than there is warmth in the dust.
The Eagle's Nest|John Ruskin
British Dictionary definitions for wisdom
wisdom
/ (ˈwɪzdəm) /
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
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