wisdom Definition
wisdom
noun
- 1. The quality of being wise.
2. The ability to make sensible judgements and decisions, especially on the basis of one's knowledge and experience; prudence and common sense.
- Thesaurus: intelligence, enlightenment, astuteness, comprehension, sagacity, judgement, reason, commonsense, understanding; Antonym: folly.
- Thesaurus: knowledge, enlightenment, learning, erudition.
- Example: the current wisdom on capital punishment
- Wise sayings.
