wise en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /waɪz/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Old English wīs Middle English wys, wyse English wise From Middle English wys, wyse, from Old English wīs (“wise”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“knowledgeable, wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing; knowledge”), from *weyd- (“to see”). Cognates Cognate with West Frisian wiis (“wise”), Dutch wijs (“wise”), German weis, weise (“wise”), Low German wies (“wise; clever”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vis (“wise”), Icelandic vís (“wise; certain”), Gothic *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*weis, “wise”); also Irish fios (“knowledge; information”), Manx fys (“knowledge; information”), Scottish Gaelic fhios, fios (“knowledge; information”), Welsh gwys, gwŷs (“citation, summons”), Latin videō (“to look, perceive, see; to note, observe; to comprehend, understand”), Greek είδος (eídos, “form, kind, type”), Albanian vizë (“line, stripe, track; dash”), Latvian veids (“form, kind, mode, type”), Lithuanian veidas (“face; appearance, aspect, look”), Belarusian ве́даць (vjédacʹ, “to know”), Bulgarian вям (vjam, “to know”), Czech vědět (“to know”), Polish wiedzieć (“to know”), Russian ве́дать (védatʹ, “to know”), Serbo-Croatian vedeti, viedieti (“to know”), Slovak vedieť (“to know”), Slovene vedeti (“to know”), Ukrainian ві́дати (vídaty, “to know”), Armenian գիտեմ (gitem, “I know”), գիտենալ (gitenal), գիտնալ (gitnal, “to know”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬛 (vaēd, “find”), 𐬬𐬌𐬛 (vid, “to know”), Persian نوید (navid / nawīd, nuwēd, “invitation; annunciation; good news”), Tocharian A ime (“awareness, consciousness, memory, thought”), Tocharian B īme (“awareness, consciousness, memory, thought”), ūwe (“educated, learned, knowledgeable”), Sanskrit वेदस् (vedas, “knowledge, science; property, wealth”). Compare wit.
Meanings
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Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
They were considered the wise old men of the administration.
Storing extra food for the winter was a wise decision.
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(colloquial, ironic, sarcastic) Disrespectful.
Don't get wise with me!
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(colloquial) Aware, informed (to something).
Be careful: the boss is wise to your plan to call out sick.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most wise | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| wiser | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| wize | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more wise | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| wisest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
foolish · improvident · unwise
Deriveds
wisecrack (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise guy (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · penny wise and pound foolish (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise-cracking (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · three wise men (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise man (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise gal (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · seawise (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · worldly wise (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise head on young shoulders (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · get wise (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wiseass (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · in like wise (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise-hearted (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise off (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wisen (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise apple (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · crack wise (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · not wise (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise-apple (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise woman (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise aleck (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise as an owl (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wizard (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wiseness (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wiseling (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · it is easy to be wise after the event (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · you can't put a wise head on young shoulders (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wisdom (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise folk (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise-like (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · it is a wise child that knows his own father (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise beyond one's years (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise-guy (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · word to the wise (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · blow wise to (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise up (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wiselike (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · put someone wise (Terms derived from wise (adjective)) · wise-ass (Terms derived from wise (adjective))
Hyponyms
Relateds
learned · intelligent · wily
Synonyms
frood · sensible · oracular · witful · astute · reasonable · hot · judicious · wise · profound · grounded · sage · sagacious · deep · prudent · sapient · clairvoyant · quick-witted · politic · perspicacious
Translations (155)
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