unwise

Signification (Anglais)

Not wise; lacking wisdom

Concepts

imprudent

peu sage

indiscret

insensé

sot

Synonymes

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

Traductions

imprudente

imprudente

unklug

imprudente

onverstandig

akılsız

ασύνετος

insensato

necio

tolo

incauto

töricht

tonto

nicht schmecken

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʌnˈwaɪz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: unwis

Hérité de ancien anglais: unwīs

Appartenant à néerlandais: onwijs

Appartenant à allemand: unweise

Appartenant à danois: uvis

Appartenant à suédois: ovis

Appartenant à islandais: 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”).