wisdom
Senso (Inglese)
- (uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
- (countable) A piece of wise advice.
- (countable, uncountable) The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
- (countable, uncountable) The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
- (countable, uncountable) The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
- (countable, uncountable) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
- (countable, rare, uncountable) A group of wombats.
- (countable, rare, uncountable) A group of owls.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of wisdom tooth.
Concetti
amore consapevole
sinonimi
thinking power
ability
Traduzioni
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈwɪzdəm/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
From Middle English wisdom, from Old English wīsdōm (“wisdom”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīsadōm, from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz (“wisdom”), corresponding to wise + -dom. Cognate with Scots wisdom, wysdom (“wisdom”), West Frisian wiisdom (“wisdom”), Dutch wijsdom (“wisdom”), German Weistum (“legal sentence”), Danish/Norwegian/Swedish visdom (“wisdom”), Icelandic vísdómur (“wisdom”).
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