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- pronunciation:
- waIz
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
wiser, wisest |
| definition 1: |
When you are wise, you have a certain type of knowledge and understanding. Wise people have the ability to make good decisions. They understand how people think and how they feel. Wise people are good at solving problems that come up between people. People are not born wise, and they don't usually become wise by studying information. People usually become wise through their experiences of life.
People often come to a wise person to ask for their advice.- antonyms:
- foolish
- similar words:
- intelligent, sensible, understanding
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| definition 2: |
When you make a wise decision, you make a good or smart decision. You have thought about the decision carefully and figured out what is important and what is best.
It was a wise decision to stay home from the party, because the snow came and the roads got dangerous, just as the weather report predicted they might.I decided to save a little money every week so I'd have money to buy Christmas presents in December. My dad said it was a wise plan.- antonyms:
- crazy
- similar words:
- sensible
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| related words: |
experienced, logical, reasonable, smart |
| derivation: |
wisely (adv.) |
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