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 Definitions of Wisdom  [ˈwɪz dəm]  

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Definition of 'Wisdom' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) wisdom
the quality or state of being wise; sagacity, discernment, or insight.

2.  wisdom
scholarly knowledge or learning.

3.  wisdom
wise sayings or teachings; precepts.

4.  wisdom
a wise act or saying.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; ME, OE wīsdōm; see wise1, -dom)

Definition of 'Wisdom' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) wisdom
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

2. (noun) wisdom, wiseness
the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight

3. (noun) wisdom, sapience
ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight

4. (noun) wisdom, wiseness, soundness
the quality of being prudent and sensible

5. (noun) Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom
an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC


Definition of 'Wisdom' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) wisdom
knowledge and good judgment that comes from experience
a judge known for his wisdom

2.  wisdom
question/doubt the wisdom of
to think a decision may not be sensible
I question the wisdom of his decision to climb the mountain alone.


Definition of 'Wisdom' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Wisdom
the quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity

2. (adj) Wisdom
the results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition


Definitions of 'Wisdom' The Roycroft Dictionary 

Wisdom
A term Pride uses when talking of Necessity.


Translation of 'Wisdom' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: sensible
You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.; Wisdom comes with experience.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: wysheid Arabic flag Arabic: حِكْمَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: мъдрост
Brazilian flag Brazilian: sabedoria Czech flag Czech: moudrost German flag German: die Weisheit
Danish flag Danish: visdom; indsigt; klogskab Greek flag Greek: σοφία, φρόνηση, σύνεση Spanish flag Spanish: sabiduría
Estonian flag Estonian: tarkus Farsi flag Farsi: فرزانگى Finnish flag Finnish: viisaus
French flag French: sagesse Hebrew flag Hebrew: חוֹכמָה Hindi flag Hindi: बुद्धिमानी
Croatian flag Croatian: mudrost Hungarian flag Hungarian: bölcsesség Indonesian flag Indonesian: kebijaksanaan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hyggindi, dómgreind, vísd Italian flag Italian: saggezza Japanese flag Japanese: 賢明さ
Korean flag Korean: 지혜 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: išmintis Latvian flag Latvian: gudrība
Malay flag Malay: bijaksana; kebijaksanaan; Dutch flag Dutch: wijsheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: visdom, klokskap
Polish flag Polish: mądrość Portuguese flag Portuguese: sagacidade Romanian flag Romanian: înţelepciune
Russian flag Russian: мудрость Slovak flag Slovak: múdrosť Slovenian flag Slovenian: modrost
Serbian flag Serbian: mudrost Swedish flag Swedish: visdom, vishet Thai flag Thai: ความเฉลียวฉลาด
Turkish flag Turkish: akıllılık, bilgelik Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 智慧 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: мудрість
Urdu flag Urdu: عقلمندی Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sáng suốt Chinese flag Chinese: 智慧

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