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WIZD-uh-m/ˈwɪzdəm/

Wisdom is the ability to make good decisions from knowledge and experience (usually uncountable): conventional wisdom; the wisdom of waiting. Knowledge is facts; intelligence is processing power. Conventional wisdom said the course was full. Mix-up: wise is the adjective (next entry). Do not write “a wisdom” for one tip.

Meaning

The ability to make good decisions from knowledge and experience.

Examples

• “Conventional wisdom said the course was full; the portal still had places.”
• “The proverb tests the wisdom of silence, which is the literature sense.”

Good to know

conventional wisdom; the wisdom of + gerund. Uncountable. Adjective: wise. Facts: knowledge. RS, essays, and news. Judgement, not a single fact.

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