unwise

Betekenis (Engels)

Not wise; lacking wisdom

Concepten

onverstandig

dwaas

indiscreet

dom

stom

🔇

loslippig

onwijs

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

imprudente

imprudente

unklug

imprudente

imprudent

insensato

ασύνετος

akılsız

tonto

tolo

peu sage

incauto

necio

töricht

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʌnˈwaɪz/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: unwis

Overgenomen van Oudengels: unwīs

Verwant aan Nederlands: onwijs

Verwant aan Duits: unweise

Verwant aan Deens: uvis

Verwant aan Zweeds: ovis

Verwant aan IJslands: 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”).