unwise

Betekenis (Engels)

Not wise; lacking wisdom

Sinonieme

foolish

imprudent

ill-advised

injudicious

inexpedient

stupid

silly

indiscreet

impolitic

unreasonable

ill-considered

ignorant

senseless

witless

insensate

inadvisable

ill-judged

featherbrained

fool

heady

hen-witted

idiotic

ill advised

illogical

impetuous

inalienable

inane

incautious

incipient

inept

inopportune

intemperate

loudmouthed

meshuga

nitwitted

nonsense

nonsensical

rash

rattlebrained

sappy

scoundrel

sottish

unadvisable

unadvised

unconsidered

undiscriminating

uneducated

unfavorable

uninformed

unlearned

Vertalings

imprudente

imprudente

unklug

onverstandig

imprudent

imprudente

akılsız

ασύνετος

insensato

necio

tonto

tolo

peu sage

incauto

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʌnˈwaɪz/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: unwis

Geërf van Old English: unwīs

Verwante met Nederlands: onwijs

Verwante met Duits: unweise

Verwante met Deens: uvis

Verwante met Sweeds: ovis

Verwante met Yslands: óvís

In summary

From Middle English unwis, from Old English unwīs (“unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed, insane”), equivalent to un- + wise. Cognate with Dutch onwijs (“unwise”), German unweise (“unwise”), Danish uvis (“unwise”), Swedish ovis (“unwise”), Icelandic óvís (“unwise”).