It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
Source: tatoeba (1858)
Wisdom
/ˈwɪzdəm/
Synonyms for "wisdom" (185 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Noun(13 words)
discernmentinsightprudencesagacitysapiencewisenessacuityadagesaphorismsastutenessclairvoyancecollective wisdomcrowd wisdom
Strong matches (56)
current sayingdecencydepthdesirabilitydictatedictumdiscretiondistichepigrameruditionexpedienceexpediencyexperienceexpressionfeasibilityfitnessfittingnessforeknowledgeforesightfruitfulness
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gnomegolden sayinggood sensegood understandinggraspgripgumptionhorse senseideationinformationinsightintellectionintelligencejudgementjudgmentjudiciousnessknow-it-allknowledgelearninglogicloremasterymaxim
Noun(12 words)
discriminationgood judgmentgood sensegreek scholēgroup insightgroup wisdomgumptionjudgementjudgementsjudgmentsmaximsmazda
Verb(1 words)
make decisions
Related words (92)
mellow wisdommental graspmindmoralmotmottoopportunenessoraclepercentageperspicacityphrasepithy sayingpoliticnesspreceptprecognitionprehensionprescriptprofitprofitabilityprofoundness
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profundityproprietyproverbproverbial sayingproverbsprudencerhymerightnessripe wisdomsagaciousnesssagacitysagenesssanenesssapiencesavvysawsayingscienceseasonablenessseasoned understandingseemlinesssensesentencesententious expressionshrewdnessslokasmartsmartysmarty-pantssophiasound understandingstock sayingsuitabilitysutrateachingtexttimelinessunderstandingusefulnessversewisdom literaturewise guywise sayingwiseacrewisecrackerwiseheadwisenesswisenheimerwitticismwordwords of wisdomworthwhileness
Noun(19 words)
nouspearlspenetrationperspicacityproverbssagaciousnesssagelinesssagenesssavvysensesshared intelligencesharpnesssophysound judgmentsoundnessteachingsunderstandingwisdom literaturewit
Adjective(1 words)
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More general
16 entriesMore specific
13 entriesadageaphorismcollective intelligencecrowd wisdomdiscernmentgroup deliberationinsightjudiciousnessmaximproverbprudencesagacitysaying
Collocations
6 entriesancient wisdomcollective wisdomfolk wisdompractical wisdomwisdom literaturewisdom tooth
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 26 languages.
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Danish
1 entries- visdom noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Dutch
1 entries- wijsheid noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Estonian
1 entries- tarkus noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Finnish
1 entries- viisaus noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
French
1 entries- sagesse noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Galician
1 entries- sabedoría noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Georgian
1 entries- სიბრძნე noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
German
1 entries- Weisheit noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Greek
1 entries- σοφία noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Hebrew
1 entries- חוכמה \ חָכְמָה noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Hungarian
1 entries- bölcsesség noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Ido
1 entries- sajeso noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Italian
1 entries- saggezza noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Japanese
2 entries- 知識 noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
- 英知 noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Latin
2 entries- sapientia noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
- scientia noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Latvian
1 entries- gudrība noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Māori
1 entries- whakaaronui noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Norwegian
1 entries- visdom noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- عقل noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Portuguese
1 entries- sabedoria noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Russian
1 entries- му́дрость noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- gliocas noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Swahili
1 entries- hekima noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Turkish
1 entries- hikmet noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Yiddish
1 entries- חכמה noun (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
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)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.