wisdom

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

  1. (uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
  2. (countable) A piece of wise advice.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
  4. (countable, uncountable) The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
  5. (countable, uncountable) The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
  6. (countable, uncountable) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
  7. (countable, rare, uncountable) A group of wombats.
  8. (countable, rare, uncountable) A group of owls.
  9. (abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of wisdom tooth.

Dažnis

B2
Tariamas kaip (IPA)
/ˈwɪzdəm/
Etimologija (Anglų k.)

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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