wisdom
part of speech
noun (wisdom — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Wisdom is the ability to make good, sensible decisions and judgments, using knowledge and experience. tree →
2) Wisdom is the knowledge and good advice that people gather over time: «old wisdom», «the wisdom of our grandparents». tree →
3) «Wisdom teeth» are the last back teeth, which grow in late teens or adulthood. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and fables, wise characters — the owl, the old woman, the mentor — share wisdom; proverbs like «Look before you leap» are pieces of wisdom. In school, teachers say wisdom is more than knowing facts: it is knowing how and when to use them, and listening to others. In health lessons, wisdom teeth come late and sometimes need removing. Phrases: «words of wisdom», «wisdom teeth», «conventional wisdom».
examples
- Grandma's words of wisdom helped me. tree →
- The owl is a symbol of wisdom. tree →
- It takes wisdom to know when to stay quiet. tree →
- Fables teach wisdom through stories. tree →
- Dad had his wisdom teeth out. tree →
- Knowledge is knowing facts; wisdom is using them well. tree →
- The king was famous for his wisdom. tree →
note
Uncountable: «wisdom», not «a wisdom». Adjective: wise. Spelling: wis-dom (wise loses the e and the s keeps the «z» sound). Myth: owls are really wise — they are excellent hunters, but not clever problem-solvers like crows.
In the corpora
- Everyone gets older: grey hair, glasses and stiffer knees come, but so do experience and wisdom.
- The wise owl idea comes from ancient Greece, where the owl was the bird of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.
- Children have 20 baby teeth and most have 28 adult teeth by about 13, with wisdom teeth sometimes later.
- Buddhism aims to end suffering through wisdom and kindness.
- King Solomon, famous for his wisdom, appears in the Bible, in the Qur'an and in the stories of many peoples.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wisdom» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.