unwise
English
/ʌnˈwaɪz/
adj
Definitions
- Not wise; lacking wisdom
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English unwis inherited from Old English unwīs (foolish, uninformed, unwise, insane, ignorant) affix from English wise (way, manner, knowledgeable).
Origin
English
wise
Gloss
way, manner, knowledgeable
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwise English
- airwise English
- cop-wise English
- copwise English
- firewise English
- nowise English
- overwise English
- penny-wise English
- pennywise English
- righteous English
- unwiseness English
- way-wise English
- wisdom English
- wise English
- wise-hearted English
- wiseass English
- wisecrack English
- wisehead English
- wisehood English
- wiselike English
- wiseling English
- wisely English
- wisen English
- wiseness English
- wizard English
- workwise English
- worldlywise English
- worldwise English
- unweise German
- weise German
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- unwīs Old English
- unwis Middle English
- wis Middle English
- víss Old Norse
- úvíss Old Norse