wisdom 1
Quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
Old English
Quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
noun [ WIZ-duhm ]
The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.
- 🖊️ Is it not wisdom to learn from one's mistakes?
- 🖊️ The wisdom imparted by the elders was invaluable during the crisis.
- 🖊️ Had he possessed more wisdom, he would have chosen a different path.
- 🖊️ In the end, it was his wisdom that saved them all.
- 🖊️ If only the leaders had heeded the wisdom of history, the tragedy might have been averted.
- 🖊️ Her wisdom in navigating the complexities of the new technology was unparalleled.
- 🖊️ Oh, how the wisdom of the ages echoes through the halls of time!
- 🖊️ The wisdom of the crowd can sometimes lead to unexpected solutions.
- 🖊️ In the quiet of the night, her wisdom shone like a beacon.
- 🖊️ The wisdom of the ancients is often lost in the noise of modernity.
- 🤝 sagacity, intelligence, insight
- ⚔️ foolishness, ignorance, stupidity
Accumulated knowledge or erudition.
noun [ WIZ-duhm ]
Accumulated knowledge, erudition, or enlightenment that comes from learning or experience.
- 🖊️ In the quiet of the night, her wisdom shone like a beacon.
- 🖊️ The wisdom of Socrates still echoes through the halls of academia, challenging us to question everything.
- 🖊️ If only the leaders of the world could harness the wisdom of the ages, perhaps peace would be within reach.
- 🤝 knowledge, learning, erudition
- ⚔️ naivety, inexperience
wisdom 2
Ability to make sound decisions.
Middle English
Ability to make sound decisions.
noun [ WIZ-duhm ]
The ability to make sound decisions and give good advice based on knowledge and experience.
- 🖊️ If only King Solomon's wisdom could guide us through these turbulent times!
- 🖊️ In the quiet of the night, her wisdom shone like a beacon.
- 🖊️ The wisdom of the ancients is often ignored in the age of technology.
- 🤝 prudence, judgment, discernment
- ⚔️ recklessness, imprudence
wisdom 3
Philosophical or theological insight.
Proto-Germanic
Philosophical or theological insight.
noun [ WIZ-duhm ]
Philosophical or theological insight into the nature of existence, reality, or the divine.
- 🖊️ If only the leaders of the world had the wisdom of ancient philosophers, perhaps history would have taken a different course.
- 🖊️ Is it not wisdom that guides us through the labyrinth of life?
- 🖊️ In the quiet of the night, she found wisdom in the stars.
- 🤝 philosophy, theology, metaphysics
- ⚔️ superficiality, shallowness