Wisdom Definition

wĭzdəm
noun
The quality of being wise; power of judging rightly and following the soundest course of action, based on knowledge, experience, understanding, etc.; good judgment; sagacity.
Webster's New World
The ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight.
American Heritage
Common sense; good judgment.
American Heritage
Learning; knowledge; erudition.
The wisdom of the ages.
Webster's New World
Wise discourse or teaching.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(biblical) The Wisdom of Solomon,a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

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Other Word Forms of Wisdom

Noun

Singular:
wisdom
Plural:
wisdoms

Origin of Wisdom

  • From Middle English wisdom, from Old English wÄ«sdōm (“wisdom"), from Proto-Germanic *wÄ«sadōmaz (“wisdom"), corresponding to wise +"Ž -dom or wise +"Ž doom (“judgement"). 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").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English wīsdōm weid- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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