[
US
/ˈwɪzdəm/
]
[ UK /wˈɪsdəm/ ]
[ UK /wˈɪsdəm/ ]
NOUN
- an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC
How To Use Wisdom In A Sentence
- Two bus-rides and a walk in the rain later we found the old dairy farm, muttering under our breaths about the wisdom of locating such an establishment way out in the sticks.
- Folk wisdom tells of the abundance that follows a freeze. Times, Sunday Times
- Received entomological wisdom holds that a ‘prudent’ parasite does not kill its host.
- Politeness is not always the sign of wisdom, but the want of it always leaves room for the suspicion of folly.
- The Governing Body, in its wisdom, devolved decision making for the trophy's route to its constituent bodies, the counties.
- Shakespeare with practical axioms and domestick wisdom. Preface to Shakespeare
- But wisdom does not automatically accrue to an individual because he or she lived through certain seminal events.
- They must do the chores of life, must gain in strength and wisdom to cope with the hostile time of manhood.
- They are the result of centuries of experience and wisdom, tried and tested.
- Then we grow elderly, and we have the greater experience and wisdom of a lifetime with which to understand.