wisdom
nounDivide wisdom into syllables:
wis · dom
How to pronounce wisdom:
Definition of wisdom:
- wisdom (noun):
 - accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment.
 - ability to discern inner qualities and relationships insight
 - the ability to use one's experience and knowledge to make sensible decisions or judgments
 
Synonyms for wisdom:
abstruseness
abstrusity
brilliance
cognitive content
comprehension
discernment
enlightenment
erudition
foresight
insight
intellect
intelligence
judgment
knowledge
learning
mental object
penetration
perception
perceptiveness
perceptivity
profoundness
profundity
reconditeness
sagacity
sapience
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