wiseness
English
noun
Definitions
- The state, quality, or measure of being wise; wisdom.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wisnesse inherited from Old English wīsnes (teaching, wisdom) suffix from English wise (way, manner, knowledgeable).
Origin
English
wise
Gloss
way, manner, knowledgeable
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
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
- unwise 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
- wizard English
- workwise English
- worldlywise English
- worldwise English
- wīsnes Old English
- wis Middle English
- wisnesse Middle English