wise

English

/waɪz/

adj
Definitions
  • Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
  • (colloquial) Disrespectful.
  • (colloquial) Aware, informed.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wis (certain, sure) inherited from Old English wīs (wise) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (wise, sense) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (knowledgeable), *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyd-

Gloss

see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji
🙈 🪚

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