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wisdom noun [ ˈwɪzdəm ]

• the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise.
• "listen to his words of wisdom"
Similar: sagacity, sageness, intelligence, understanding, insight, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, penetration, perspicuity, acuity, discernment, sense, good sense, common sense, shrewdness, astuteness, acumen, smartness, judiciousness, judgement, foresight, clear-sightedness, prudence, circumspection, logic, rationale, rationality, soundness, saneness, advisability, sharpness, savvy, smarts, sapience, arguteness,
Opposite: stupidity, folly,
Origin: Old English wīsdōm (see wise1, -dom).

in someone's wisdom

• used ironically to suggest that someone's action is not well judged.
"in their wisdom they decided to dispense with him"



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