infinite wisdom
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- noun
- /ˈɪnfɪnɪt ˈwɪzdəm/
- Informal
:
sabiduría infinita
- At least we think so because Intel in their infinite wisdom isn't sampling that chip yet.
And the Catholic Church in its infinite wisdom, put him at Boys Town.
- And the Catholic Church in its infinite wisdom, put him at Boys Town.
- One can only guess at God's infinite wisdom.
- So my wife, in all her infinite wisdom, said you should talk to somebody outside of, of this that understands the world.
- And you're not going to blame yourself, of course, but you can then sort of credit God in God's infinite wisdom.
Examples
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Unfortunately, Charlie in his infinite wisdom didn't actually do much better.
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We've got no clue, but nature in its infinite wisdom, has chosen to copy these first few particles twice over.
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And the Catholic Church in its infinite wisdom, put him at Boys Town.
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So my wife, in all her infinite wisdom, said you should talk to somebody outside of, of this that understands the world.
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Why the Lord in his infinite wisdom decided on subspaces instead of something else?
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God in his infinite wisdom, he said there was a role for someone to play as it to be intermediary between the genius and the public, right.
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In his infinite wisdom, the manager decided to ignore the team's suggestions, leading to poor results.
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The teacher, in her infinite wisdom, thought it would be a good idea to let the students grade their own tests.
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Many people questioned the government's decision, which they believed was made in infinite wisdom, but it ended up causing more problems.
Synonyms
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To use what you know and have learned to make good choices and give good advice
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Being experienced and able to make good choices
Skill in making good moral decisions in real life
Antonyms
How Wise
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'infinite' (endlessly large) + 'wisdom' (ability to make wise decisions) yields the literal sense 'unlimited or boundless wisdom', which a B1 learner who knows both words can infer. The common ironic or sarcastic usage depends on pragmatic context and may not be detected by all learners, but the core compositional meaning is transparent and cross-linguistically simple.
Etymology
Infinite wisdom creates the image of never-ending wisdom, someone whose infinite knowledge never stops. So, people often use it as a little joke to mean someone acts like they 'know everything' but then makes a bad choice.