wisdom
571
2.7
- noun
- /ˈwɪzdəm/
:
sabiduría
- In many cultures, elders are respected for their wisdom and guidance.
- conventional wisdom
- wisdom and insight
- practical wisdom
Any last words of advice or wisdom or anything?
- Any last words of advice or wisdom or anything?
- How long term would you like the wisdom to to prove out?
- They just enjoy their own wisdom and virtue.
- Who knows, like Socrates, that his wisdom is worth nothing at all?
- But there's wisdom and truth in all of that.
- And through that, we can gain more wisdom and understanding.
- Like if all of that compiled wisdom hadn't been lost.
- We enjoyed hearing your words of wisdom and keep watching the show.
- But the question is, is there, is there wisdom with it also?
- Our intelligence, deliberation, thought, wisdom, is the world.
- So there's philosophy, there's wisdom, but there's plots.
- He grants the sun to have essence and wisdom and life in himself.
- Which is the greater achievement, wisdom, or material success?
- We must show that we have the maturity and wisdom to act.
Examples
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If so, the appropriate moral tools will vary, and practical wisdom will necessarily play a much stronger role.
Academic text (2008) -
Lord, I humbly beseech you, grant me wisdom to see the way clear.
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Any last words of advice or wisdom or anything?
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And through that, we can gain more wisdom and understanding.
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We enjoyed hearing your words of wisdom and keep watching the show.
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Not sure I have much wisdom to share.
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Would losing a memory take away the wisdom gained from that experience?
Academic text (2011) -
We must show that we have the maturity and wisdom to act.
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Each society has its own social wisdom to contribute to the global conversation on sustainability.
Academic text (1999) -
What our natives lack in education, we make up for in wisdom, practice, and common sense.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
∞
3.7
Good practical judgment about what to do
758
3.2
Ability to make good decisions and form sensible opinions
244
1.8
The ability to make good decisions in everyday life
53
3.6
The ability to make sensible decisions in everyday life
17
7.9
Skill at making good, quick decisions in a specific area
6
4.2
Helpful and careful words that show good sense
4
3.7
The ability to make sensible, careful decisions
3
4.6
Good advice from someone who has a lot of experience
1
8.7
Being very wise and good at making decisions
1
8.4
A quiet feeling that someone understands what is happening
1
8.2
Said about someone who makes a decision that seems smart but is actually poor
1
7.5
Being experienced and able to make good choices
1
6.7
A deep understanding that sees what others do not about people or situations
The ability to use knowledge and experience wisely
Being wise and showing good judgment
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
1
8.2
Said about someone who makes a decision that seems smart but is actually poor
- Literature
1
8.8
A religious book said to be by Solomon with thoughts about wisdom included in some Christian Bibles
- Literature
1
8.2
Books from the Bible that give advice about how to live, like Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
- Literature
An old book of wise sayings and moral teachings like Proverbs
How Wise
- Specialized
31
8.6
- Specialized
571
2.7
493
4.9
∞
1.0
316
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wisdom comes from an old English root wis meaning 'to know', the same root you see in wise and wit. The ending -dom, as in kingdom, means 'state', so wisdom is the 'state of being wise', which explains why it means the ability to use knowledge and experience to make good decisions.