wisdomPronunciation: /ˈwɪzdəm/Translate wisdom | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of wisdom noun [mass noun] the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise:listen to his words of wisdom the fact of being based on sensible or wise thinking:some questioned the wisdom of building the dam so close to an active volcano the body of knowledge and experience that develops within a specified society or period:Eastern wisdomPhrases in someone's wisdom used ironically to suggest that someone’s action is not well judged:in their wisdom they decided to dispense with himOrigin: Old English wīsdōm (see wise1, -dom)wisdom in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of wisdom in the US English dictionary
