Wisdom

//ˈwɪzdəm//

Synonyms for "wisdom" (164 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (33)

Strong matches (49)

Related words (82)

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16 relation types

More general

7 entries

More specific

1 entries

Antonyms

3 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

7 entries

at location

1 entries

causes desire

2 entries

created by

1 entries

defined as

1 entries

derived

14 entries

derived from

1 entries

has context

2 entries

has property

2 entries

holonym

1 entries

is a

5 entries

related to

34 entries

Showing 16 of 34 words.

Translations

261 translations across 83 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • wysheid noun (element of personal character)

Albanian

1 entries
  • urtësinë noun (element of personal character)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • Σοφῐ́ᾱ Σολομῶντος name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • σοφία noun (element of personal character)

Arabic

3 entries
  • حكمة noun (element of personal character)
  • حِكْمَة noun (element of personal character)
  • حِكْمَة noun (piece of wise advice)

Armenian

4 entries
  • իմաստություն noun (element of personal character)
  • իմաստություն noun (piece of wise advice)
  • իմաստություն noun (ability to know and apply spiritual truths)
  • խոհեմություն noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • mintiminilji noun (element of personal character)

Asturian

3 entries
  • Sabencia name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • sabencia noun (element of personal character)
  • sabiduría noun (element of personal character)

Atayal

1 entries
  • kinbaqan noun (element of personal character)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • hikmət noun (element of personal character)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • му́драсць noun (element of personal character)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • знания noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)
  • мъ́дрост noun (element of personal character)
  • мъдрост noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • мъдър съвет noun (piece of wise advice)

Burmese

3 entries
  • ဉာဏ noun (element of personal character)
  • ဉာဏ် noun (element of personal character)
  • ဝိဇ္ဇာ noun (element of personal character)

Catalan

2 entries
  • saviesa noun (element of personal character)
  • saviesa noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)

Chechen

1 entries
  • хьекъалалла noun (element of personal character)

Cherokee

4 entries
  • ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ noun (element of personal character)
  • ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ noun (piece of wise advice)
  • ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
  • ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ noun (ability to know and apply spiritual truths)

Chichewa

2 entries
  • nzeru noun (element of personal character)
  • nzeru noun (piece of wise advice)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 智慧 noun (element of personal character)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 智慧 noun (element of personal character)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 智慧 noun (element of personal character)

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • мѫдрость noun (element of personal character)

Czech

2 entries
  • moudrost noun (element of personal character)
  • moudrá rada noun (piece of wise advice)

Danish

4 entries
  • visdom noun (element of personal character)
  • visdom noun (piece of wise advice)
  • visdom noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • visdom noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Dutch

4 entries
  • wijsheid noun (element of personal character)
  • wijsheid noun (piece of wise advice)
  • wijsheid noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • wijsheid noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • saĝeco noun (element of personal character)
  • saĝo noun (element of personal character)

Estonian

4 entries
  • tarkus noun (element of personal character)
  • tarkus noun (piece of wise advice)
  • tarkus noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
  • tarkus noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)

Faroese

1 entries
  • vísdómur noun (element of personal character)

Finnish

4 entries
  • viisaus noun (element of personal character)
  • viisaus noun (piece of wise advice)
  • viisaus noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • viisaus noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

French

4 entries
  • Sagesse name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • sagesse noun (element of personal character)
  • sagesse noun (piece of wise advice)
  • sagesse noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)

Galician

4 entries
  • consello noun (piece of wise advice)
  • sabedoría noun (element of personal character)
  • sabedoría noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • sabedoría noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Georgian

4 entries
  • სიბრძნე noun (element of personal character)
  • სიბრძნე noun (piece of wise advice)
  • სიბრძნე noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • სიბრძნე noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

German

4 entries
  • Weisheit noun (element of personal character)
  • Weisheit noun (piece of wise advice)
  • Weisheit noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • Weisheit noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹 noun (element of personal character)
  • 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 noun (element of personal character)

Greek

3 entries
  • σοφία noun (element of personal character)
  • σοφία noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
  • σοφία noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)

Hausa

2 entries
  • hikima noun (piece of wise advice)
  • hikima noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • חוכמה \ חָכְמָה noun (element of personal character)
  • חוכמה \ חָכְמָה noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • חוכמה \ חָכְמָה noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
  • חוכמה \ חָכְמָה noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)

Hindi

3 entries
  • पांडित्य noun (element of personal character)
  • प्रज्ञा noun (element of personal character)
  • बुद्धिमत्ता noun (element of personal character)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • bölcsesség noun (element of personal character)
  • bölcsesség noun (piece of wise advice)
  • bölcsesség noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • bölcsesség noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • viska noun (element of personal character)
  • vísdómur noun (element of personal character)

Ido

4 entries
  • sajeso noun (element of personal character)
  • sajeso noun (piece of wise advice)
  • sajeso noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • sajeso noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • Kebijaksanaan name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • kebijaksanaan noun (element of personal character)

Irish

4 entries
  • Eagna name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • Leabhar na hEagna name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • críonnacht noun (element of personal character)
  • eagna noun (element of personal character)

Italian

4 entries
  • (buon) senso noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • avvedutezza noun (element of personal character)
  • buon senso noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • criterio noun (element of personal character)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 知恵 noun (element of personal character)
  • 知恵 noun (piece of wise advice)
  • 知恵 noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • 知識 noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Kashmiri

2 entries
  • بۄد noun (element of personal character)
  • گاٹہٕ جار noun (element of personal character)

Khmer

1 entries
  • គតិបណ្ឌិត noun (element of personal character)

Korean

3 entries
  • 슬기 noun (element of personal character)
  • 지혜 noun (element of personal character)
  • 지혜 noun (element of personal character)

Latin

4 entries
  • Sapientia name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • sagacitas noun (element of personal character)
  • sapientia noun (element of personal character)
  • sapientia noun (piece of wise advice)

Latvian

4 entries
  • gudrība noun (element of personal character)
  • gudrība noun (piece of wise advice)
  • gudrība noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • gudrība noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Lingala

1 entries
  • bwányá noun (element of personal character)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • išmintis noun (element of personal character)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • мудрост noun (element of personal character)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • fahendrena noun (element of personal character)

Malay

1 entries
  • kebijaksanaan noun (element of personal character)

Middle English

3 entries
  • sapience noun (element of personal character)
  • sleighte noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)
  • wisdom noun (element of personal character)

Māori

2 entries
  • whakaaronui noun (piece of wise advice)
  • whakaaronui noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Navajo

1 entries
  • ił ééhózin noun (element of personal character)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • visdom noun (element of personal character)
  • visdom noun (piece of wise advice)
  • visdom noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • visdom noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Occitan

2 entries
  • saviesa noun (element of personal character)
  • saviesa noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)

Old Occitan

2 entries
  • razon noun (element of personal character)
  • sapiencia noun (element of personal character)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • عقل noun (element of personal character)
  • عقل noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • عقل noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
  • عقل noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)

Persian

3 entries
  • حکمت noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • خرد noun (element of personal character)
  • خردمندی noun (element of personal character)

Polish

3 entries
  • Księga Mądrości name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • Mądrość Salomona name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • mądrość noun (element of personal character)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • Sabedoria name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • bom senso noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • orientação noun (piece of wise advice)
  • sabedoria noun (element of personal character)

Romanian

4 entries
  • judecată noun (element of personal character)
  • sapiență noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • înțelepciune noun (element of personal character)
  • înțelepciune noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)

Russian

4 entries
  • му́дрость noun (element of personal character)
  • му́дрость noun (piece of wise advice)
  • му́дрость noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • му́дрость noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • प्रज्ञा noun (element of personal character)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • gliocas noun (element of personal character)
  • gliocas noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • gliocas noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
  • gliocas noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • múdrōst noun (element of personal character)
  • му́дро̄ст noun (element of personal character)

Slovak

1 entries
  • múdrosť noun (element of personal character)

Slovene

1 entries
  • modróst noun (element of personal character)

Spanish

4 entries
  • Sabiduría name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • sabiduría noun (element of personal character)
  • sabiduría noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)
  • sabiduría noun (ability to know and apply spiritual truths)

Swahili

4 entries
  • hekima noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • hekima noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
  • hekima noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)
  • hekima noun (ability to know and apply spiritual truths)

Swedish

2 entries
  • Vishetens bok name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • visdom noun (element of personal character)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • Karunungan name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • Karunungan ni Solomon name (Biblical: Wisdom of Solomon)
  • karunungan noun (element of personal character)

Thai

1 entries
  • ภูมิปัญญา noun (element of personal character)

Turkish

4 entries
  • akıl noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)
  • bilgelik noun (element of personal character)
  • hikmet noun (element of personal character)
  • hikmet noun (piece of wise advice)

Ugaritic

1 entries
  • 𐎈𐎋𐎎𐎚 noun (element of personal character)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • му́дрість noun (element of personal character)

Urdu

1 entries
  • عقل noun (element of personal character)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ئەقىل noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • khôn ngoan noun (element of personal character)
  • trí huệ noun (element of personal character)
  • trí tuệ noun (element of personal character)

Welsh

1 entries
  • doethineb noun (element of personal character)

Yiddish

4 entries
  • חכמה noun (element of personal character)
  • חכמה noun (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good)
  • חכמה noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
  • חכמה noun (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

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Without hesitating, the dean selects infinite wisdom.

Source: tatoeba (21315)

The more unique each person is, the more he contributes to the wisdom of others.

Source: tatoeba (21747)

My upper right wisdom tooth hurts.

Source: tatoeba (27060)

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