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Definition: Wise |
WiseAdjective1. Having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment". 2. Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision". 3. Evidencing the possession of inside information. 4. Able to take a broad view of negotiations between states. 5. Carefully considered; "a considered opinion". Noun1. A way of doing or being: "in no wise"; "in this wise". 2. United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949). 3. United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "wise" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Literature | Wise (The) ALBERT II., Duke of Austria, called The Lame and Wise. (1289, 1330-1358.) ALFONSO X. (or IX.) of Leon, and IV. of Castile, called The Wise and The Astronomer. (1203, 1252-1285.) ABEN-ESRA, a Spanish rabbi, born at Toledo (1119-1174.) CHARLES V. of France, called Le Sage. (1337, regent 1358-1360, king 1364-1380.) CHE-TSOU, founder of the fourteenth dynasty of China, called Hou-pe-lae (the model ruler), and his sovereignty The Wise Government. (1278-1295.) COMTE DE LAS CASES, called Le Sage. (1766-1842.) FREDERICK, Elector of Saxony. (1463, 1544-1554.) JOHN V. of Brittany, called The Good and Wise. (1389, 1399-1442.) Nathan the Wise. A drama by Lessing, based on a story in the De-cameron. (Day x., Novel 3.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | WISE. As wise as Waltham's calf, that ran nine miles to suck a bull. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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Ernie Wise (November 27, 1925 - March 21, 1999) was a British comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became an institution on British television, especially for their Christmas specials.Ernie's real name was Ernest Wiseman, but he changed his name (as did his partner) to go into show business -- which he did at an early age, appearing as an actor and singer in music hall. His father, Harry, a railway porter, was also a semi-professional singer, and they appeared together under the name "Bert Carson and his Little Wonder". In 1939, while still a teenager, he appeared with top British comedian Arthur Askey in his famous Bandwagon show.
Ernie joined forces with Eric Morecambe in 1941, and they became one of the greatest comedy double acts of all time. They made their name in radio, transferring to television in 1955. Over a period of nearly twenty years, they had regular series with both ITV and BBC. Their hallmark was the way they invited celebrities onto the show only to make them look ridiculous. It was considered a sign of having "arrived" if a person was invited to appear. In 1976, they were both awarded the OBE.
Although Ernie was, strictly speaking, the "straight man" of the partnership, his role gradually and subtly changed over the years. The climax of each weekly show was a play "written" by Ernie, which generally demonstrated pretentiousness combined with bad grammar. (For example, Glenda Jackson, at the height of her career, was made to speak the line: All men are fools, and what makes them so is having beauty like what I have got.) Others who appeared in his "plays" included Peter Cushing and Frank Finlay.
Following Eric's sudden death in 1984, Ernie Wise spent much of his time in Florida and made only occasional appearances -- usually reminiscing about his late partner.
Autobiography
- Eric and Ernie (1973)
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In its minimalist sense, wisdom is simply the ability and inclination to make choices that stand the sense of time. To say that a choice was wise implies that the action or inaction was strategically correct when judged by some set of values. In this sense, if a decision was, in retrospect, very smart, it was wise.
Another formulation along these lines is that wisdom is "Making the best use of available knowledge."
However, in a deeper sense, wisdom connotes an enlightened perspective and/or effective support for the long-term common good.
Insights and acts that are widely considered wise tend to
• arise from a broad (not narrow-minded) perspective,
• serve life in some broad or deep way (not just narrow self-interest)
• be grounded in but not limited by the past (experience, history, etc.) and the future (likely consequences)
• be informed by multiple forms of intelligence -- reason, intuition, heart, spirit, etc..
Because of its expanded perspective, wisdom is also often associated with humility, compassion, composure, humor, and a tolerance for dissonance, paradox, nuance, ambiguity, uncertainty, etc.
In its most universal and useful forms, wisdom tends to sense, work with and align people to the intrinsic wholeness and interconnectedness of life.
As with all decisions, a wise decision is made from incomplete information. But in a wise decision the chooser possesses a sense of the way that situations usually turn out and, in its deeper forms, a desire for the outcome to be broadly beneficial.
Classically, wisdom is considered to come with age. In some religions, wisdom is considered a gift granted by God.
A wise person is often called a "sage."
See also
- Virtue
- Streetwise
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Wise is a town located in Wise County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,255. It is the county seat of Wise County6.Geography
Wise is located at 36°58'41" North, 82°34'37" West (36.978057, -82.577033)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.0 km² (3.1 mi²). 8.0 km² (3.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,255 people, 1,424 households, and 868 families residing in the town. The population density is 409.4/km² (1,059.4/mi²). There are 1,594 housing units at an average density of 200.5/km² (518.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 95.24% White, 1.94% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.77% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,424 households out of which 26.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% are married couples living together, 10.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% are non-families. 34.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.17 and the average family size is 2.79. In the town the population is spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $28,531, and the median income for a family is $36,875. Males have a median income of $30,170 versus $21,389 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,760. 15.6% of the population and 12.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 15.3% are under the age of 18 and 11.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Wise, Virginia."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
WISE | English | Wang Inter System Exchange | N/A |
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Synonyms: WiseSynonyms: considered (adj), diplomatic (adj), judicious (adj), knowing (adj), sensible (adj), wise to(p) (adj), wise(p) (adj), method (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: foolish (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Method | Noun: method, way, manner, wise, gait, form, mode, fashion, tone, guise; modus operandi, MO; procedure; (line of conduct). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | Tell me friend , when did Saruman the Wise reject reason for madness (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh) Let him have it. It's not wise to upset a wookie (Episode IV: A New Hope; writing credit: George Lucas.) If you are wise, you will leave this place (Sleepy Hollow; writing credit: Kevin Yagher) I once heard a wise man say there are no perfect men. Only perfect intentions (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves; writing credit: Pen Densham and John Watson.) Like the wise man said: first we try then we trust (Entrapment; writing credit: Ronald Bass; Michael Hertzberg) | |
Lyrics | But if we are wise (Lean On Me; performing artist: Bill Withers) It ain't wise to need someone as much as I depended on you (IT'S A HEARTACHE; performing artist: BONNIE TYLER) I'm young but I'm wise enough to know (Brokenhearted; performing artist: Brandy) Your fear is illogical you seem very wise but that doesn't matter to me (Ice Machine In The Desert; performing artist: Brave Combo) Cos I saw them with my own eyes, you should've been more wise and (Walking Away; performing artist: Craig David) | |
Clever | A wise man does not waste so good a commodity as lying for naught. (references; author: Mark Twain) Fools look to tomorrow, wise men use tonight. (references; author: unknown) Silence is wise if we are foolish, but foolish if we are wise. (references; author: unknown) We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys. (references; author: unknown) God is too kind to do anything cruel, too wise to make a mistake, and too deep to explain Himself. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Hi-Rise Wise Guys (1970) Penny Wise (1970) The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968) My Wise Daddy (1965) The Morecambe & Wise Show (1962) | |
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 | Kelp beds are extremely complex and critical marine habitats. Wise management of both kelp beds and the animals that depend on them is key to the future of our marine ecosystem. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | A wise man stands in front of the the entrance to the Agua Fria National Monument just beyond Sunset Point (marked by windmill). Credit: Chris Tincher. |
 | Caption: "Decimals," a Group of Akron Childhood Friends, Mina Miller Edison, Second from Right, Seated in Back Row, Cara Wise Miller, Center, Front; Akron, OH; 1870s?; {14.352/13} (jpg). |  | Miss Lillian Turner, surgical care nurse, attends a bandaged child .... / PHS World Photos. Dr. Wise. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | BE WISE IMMUNIZE / Cheryl Stafford. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Nineteenth-Century photograph of a painting by Conrad Wise Chapman, depicting the ships in Charleston harbor, South Carolina, during the Civil War. Note the spar torpedo fitted to the ironclad in the right center. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Drilling and riveting aircraft structure in the Assembly and Repair Department at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, 24 July 1943. Note that she is wearing safety glasses, a wise precaution for this type of work. Credit: NAVY. |  | Professor Wise, performing a surgical operation in Congress Hall. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | A bull chase. The words of the wise, are as goads. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Sam Wise. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | To a wise man every day is a new life. |
Benjamin Franklin | A word to the wise is enough. |
Horace | Begin, be bold and venture to be wise. |
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller | Wise to resolve, patient to perform. |
Philemon | Temperate anger well becomes the wise. |
Publilius Syrus | A god could hardly love and be wise. |
Robert Burton | Penny wise, pound foolish. |
Song and Roland | Roland is valorous and Oliver is wise. |
Swift | No wise man ever wished to be younger. |
Thomas Fuller | The fool wanders, a wise man travels. |
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John Locke | 1690 | This rule, which the infinite wise maker hath set to the works of his hands, we find the inferior creatures steadily obey. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Any war or threat of war, whether immediately affecting any of the Members of the League or not, is hereby declared a matter of concern to the whole League, and the League shall take any action tnat may be deemed wise and effectual to safeguard the peace of nations. (reference) |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | If sages were ever wise in their own behoof, I might have foreseen all this |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Everything that falls in this wise is not necessarily worthy of enthusiasm and respect |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | [Aside] So wise so young, they say, do never live long |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | There was a balanced, careful, wise creature who smiled shyly but very firmly at him. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | His apprehension was so clear, and his judgment so exact, that he made very wise reflections and observations upon all I said |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | None can be an impartial or wise observer of human life but from the vantage ground of what we should call voluntary poverty |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | WISE EARS! Will Last a Lifetime. (references) | |
Before undergoing any expensive diagnostic test, it is always wise to get another independent opinion. (references) | ||
For the older child, it is wise to limit activities such as football, soccer, skateboarding, or rollerskating. (references) | ||
Business | A sector wise break up of IT spending is given in the Table 13 below. (references) | |
Human Resource Development " The single most important factor in achieving wise and efficient water resource management is the training and the development of the full potential of the people. (references) | ||
Statistics show that between 20,000 and 25,000 Norwegians take cruise vacations every year. Percentage wise, cruise vacations have increased enormously in the past 4 to 5 years and are still the fastest growing vacation among Norwegians. (references) | ||
Economic History | Eritrea | However, investors would be wise to make all possible inquiries before taking on a local partner, distributor or agent. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | The exporter would be wise to assess the sales potential of all the prospective partners in the market segment before settling on one. (references) | |
Denmark | Although a local agent is not required in order for a U.S. firm to bid, it is usually wise to employ one to establish service capability equivalent to that available from resident firms. (references) | |
Human Rights | Guinea | Litigants present their civil cases before a village chief, a neighborhood leader, or a council of wise men. (references) |
Travel | Botswana | It would be wise to exercise the same level of caution one would employ in a major U.S. city. (references) |
Argentina | It is wise as well as courteous to hire an interpreter to assist in business meetings unless you are certain that all parties speak English fluently. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | FASHION, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey. A king there was who lost an eye In some excess of passion; And straight his courtiers all did try To follow the new fashion. Each dropped one eyelid when before The throne he ventured, thinking 'Twould please the king. That monarch swore He'd slay them all for winking. What should they do? They were not hot To hazard such disaster; They dared not close an eye -- dared not See better than their master. Seeing them lacrymose and glum, A leech consoled the weepers: He spread small rags with liquid gum And covered half their peepers. The court all wore the stuff, the flame Of royal anger dying. That's how court-plaster got its name Unless I'm greatly lying. Naramy Oof |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Robert Novak | Mark, Elizabeth Dole had nothing but praise for Jesse Helms, but she was wise to say that the people of North Carolina are not going to get a Jesse Helms vote on every issue, including international trade. |
Rudolph Giuliani | From Mr. Ray's point of view, I think it was a very wise and appropriate exercise of prosecutorial discretion. I think, as we look back, historically, I think, all of us now commend President Ford for pardoning President Nixon and putting that behind us. |
Senator Carl Levin | I think if the president were wise, he would authorize the SEC to just turn over whatever records they have, get it over with. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | If there are any circumstances in the law which consistently with its main design may be so varied as to remove any well-intentioned objections that may happen to exist, it will consist with a wise moderation to make the proper variations. |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | The first necessary step, then, is to depute power from the many to a few of the most wise and good. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Let us by all wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | In the present condition of our Treasury it is neither necessary nor wise to leave essential public interests exposed to so much danger when they can so readily be made secure. |
Franklin Pierce | 1853-1857 | Wise counsels, like those which gave us the Constitution, prevailed to uphold it. |
Herbert C. Hoover | 1929-1933 | For wise guidance in this great period of recovery the Nation is deeply indebted to Calvin Coolidge. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | We have learned that proper conservation of our lands, including our forests and minerals, and wise management of our waters will add immensely to our national wealth. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Our children's children will pay the price if we are not wise enough, and courageous enough, and determined enough to stand up and meet the Nation's needs as well as we can in the time allotted us. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | Now, this clearly demonstrates why it is not wise to be frozen in on a fixed timetable. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | A SALT agreement, of course, cannot substitute for wise diplomacy or a strong defense, nor will it end the danger of nuclear war. |
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| "Wise" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 87.65% of the time. "Wise" is used about 2,184 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 87.65% | 1,914 | 4,466 |
| Noun (proper) | 12.21% | 267 | 18,030 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Adverb (general) | 0.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,184 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "wise" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Wise | Last name | 27,000 | 422 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "wise". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Hachmoni | N/A | Biblical | A wise man |
| Lasea | N/A | Biblical | Wise |
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| Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | Leslie Wise Group plc |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Wise, VA (town, FIPS 87072) |
Expressions using "wise": any wise ♦ be wise ♦ be wise after the event ♦ be wise to ♦ be wise to smth. ♦ become wise ♦ breath wise ♦ get wise to ♦ gr/phonanta synetoisy/gr a word to the wise ♦ in any wise ♦ in no wise ♦ in some wise ♦ in such wise ♦ in this wise ♦ Isaac Mayer Wise ♦ make wise ♦ making wise ♦ now that's a wise word! ♦ penny wise ♦ penny wise and pound foolish ♦ pretend to be wise ♦ pretending to be wise ♦ put smb. wise ♦ put smb. wise to ♦ put smb. wise to smth. ♦ reckon him wise ♦ render wise ♦ Stephen Samuel Wise ♦ the three wise men ♦ To make it wise ♦ try to be too wise ♦ very wise ♦ wise after the event ♦ wise as a serpent ♦ wise as Solomon ♦ wise as Solon ♦ wise counsellor ♦ wise county ♦ wise decision ♦ wise guy ♦ wise in years ♦ wise man ♦ wise maxim ♦ Wise Men ♦ wise men of Gotham ♦ wise person ♦ Wise River ♦ wise saw ♦ wise saying ♦ wise to ♦ wise up ♦ wise up to ♦ wise up! ♦ wise woman ♦ worldly wise. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "wise": wise-ass, wise-bade, wise-child-selves, wise-cracking, wise-cracks, wise-head, Wise-hearted, Wise-like, wise-looking, wise-owl, wise-sky. | |
Ending with "wise": all-wise, business-wise, career-wise, food-wise, money-wise, muscle-wise, pair-wise, performance-wise, production-wise, reading-wise, step-wise, street-wise, work-wise, worldly-wise. | |
Containing "wise": be penny-wise and pound-foolish, cent-wise-dollar-foolish, Rooker-wise-lawson. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
wise | 261 | wise words | 35 |
baby wise | 145 | greg wise | 34 |
wise county messenger | 133 | lang and wise | 31 |
wise saying | 111 | food wise | 30 |
wise quote | 95 | wise county va | 27 |
wise va | 93 | bridget wise | 27 |
wise installer | 77 | wise solution | 27 |
bob song wise | 75 | girl wise | 23 |
wise guy | 72 | university virginia wise | 23 |
wise county | 65 | wise the owl | 22 |
wise boat seat | 61 | appraisal county district wise | 22 |
uva wise | 55 | wise man | 22 |
penny wise | 54 | wise seat | 21 |
wise county texas | 53 | margaret wise brown | 21 |
wise potato chip | 53 | joan wise | 20 |
wordly wise | 46 | wise virginia | 20 |
bob wise | 45 | wise group | 19 |
wise trade | 40 | robert wise | 19 |
three wise man | 37 | nic wise | 18 |
wise county virginia | 37 | woman be wise | 18 |
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| Language | Translations for "wise"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | wys (indicate, manner, melody, mode, point, point out, sagacious, sage, show, tune, voice, vote, way). (various references) | |
Albanian | njeri i mençur (clever), mënyrë (cut, device, fashion, form, manner, mean, means, method, modality, mode, path, rate, sort, touch, way), i urtë (acquiescent, canny, compliant, docile, ductile, meek, mild, placable, prudent, quiet, sage, sapient, sapiential, silent, Solomon, still, sweet-tempered, tame), i mençur (brainy, clever, gumptious, judicious, politic, sage, sensible), i ditur (acquainted, cognizant, familiar, inevitable, learned, savant, scholar, sciential, versed, well informed, well read). (various references) | |
Arabic | في إتجاه (by, toward), منتبه ل, من ناحية (on the one hand), واسع الأفق (broad minded), واع (aware, circumspect, conscious, mindful, sentient), حكيم (canny, clever, compos mentis, discreet, doctor, judicious, philosopher, physician, politic, provident, prudent, sage, sapient, well advised, wise man), حصيف (discreet, judicial, judicious, prudent, reasonable, sagacious, shrewd), طريقة (art, attitude, channel, fashion, game, method, mode, procedure, process, sort, style, styling, system, tactic), ذكي (acute, agile, astute, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, cute, dashing, fox, ingenious, intelligent, knowledgeable, luminous, natty, penetrating, quick, sagacious, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, witty), ذو عقل (bright, intelligent, open minded, rational). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | умен (brainy, bright, clever, cute, intelligent, nifty, politic, sage, shrewd, smart), осведомен (advised, aware, cognizant, conversant, informed, intelligent, privy), начин (expedient, fashion, how, instrumentality, manner, means, method, mode, modus, resource, scheme, sort, style, way), мъдър (profound, sage, sapient, sapiential), знаещ (cognizant, sciential), благоразумен (advisable, cannie, discreet, farseeing, prudent, prudential, sound, well advised, wholesome), проницателен (acute, argus-eyed, astute, clairvoyant, clear-sighted, discerning, discriminating, discriminative, long-headed, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, piercing, profound, sagacious, sharp-sighted, shrewd). (various references) | |
Chinese | 聰 (acute, clever, intelligent, quick at hearing, sharp-witted), 高明 (brilliant, clever, smart), 英明 (brilliant), 明智 (judicious), " (philosophy). (various references) | |
Czech | uèený (erudite, learned, scholarly), rozumný (advisable, rational, reasonable, sane, sensible, understanding), prozíravý (clear-sighted, farseeing, farsighted, forethoughtful, judicious, politic, provident, sagacious), moudrý (judicious, prudent, sage, sapient, sapiential, sound). (various references) | |
Danish | fornuftig (prudent, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sensible). (various references) | |
Dutch | vroed (sagacious, sage), verstandig (prudent, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sensible). (various references) | |
Esperanto | saĝa (sagacious, sage). (various references) | |
Faeroese | vísur (sagacious, sage), klókur (sagacious, sage). (various references) | |
Farsi | فرزانه , معقول (Conscionable, Inexpensive, Rational, Reasonable, Sane, Sensible, Subjective), عاقلانه , عاقل (Canny, Sagacious, Sage, Sane, Sober), خردمند (Intellectual), دانا (Astute, Sagacious, Sage, Savant, Spry). (various references) | |
Finnish | viisas (clever, in one's right mind, judicious, sagacious, sage, sane). (various references) | |
French | sensé, sage (wise person), raisonnable. (various references) | |
German | weise (air, fashion, magi, manner, means, melody, mode, oracular, refer, sagacious, sagaciously, sage, sagely, sages, sapient, tune, way, wise man, wisely), klug (able, astute, astutely, brainy, bright, clever, cleverly, diplomatic, discreet, discreetly, ingenious, intelligent, judicious, judiciously, knowledgable, knowledgeable, politic, prudent, prudently, reasonable, sagacious, sagaciously, sage, sagely, sensible, shrewd, smart, sophisticated, sound, wary, witty), gescheit (brainy, bright, clever, prudent, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sensible). (various references) | |
Greek | σώφρονασ, συνετόσ (considerate, discreet, judicious, prudent, prudential, sage), συνετός (advisable, benevolent, judicious, prudential), σοφόσ (overwise, sage, sapient, savant), σοφός (wordly wise), φρόνιμοσ (advisable, level, politic, prude, prudent, sensible, sound), φρόνιμος (benevolent, sensible. modest), τρόποσ (form, manner, mean, mien, mode, modus, style, way). (various references) | |
Hebrew | חכם (clever, intelligent, sage, sapient). (various references) | |
Hungarian | okos (advised, brainy, bright, canny, clever, cunning, judicious, nimble, nimble-minded, nimble-witted, prudent, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, sly, smart, sophisticated), bölcs (advised, guru, philosopher, prudent, sage, sapient, sapiential, sententious). (various references) | |
Indonesian | panjang kira-kira (cautious, intelligent), budiman (prudent, righteous), bijak (able, witty), berbudi (well behaved), arif (capable, learned). (various references) | |
Irish | ciallmhar (sagacious, sage, sensible). (various references) | |
Italian | saggio (assay, bright, clever, cleverly, graybeard, greybeard, paper, politic, sagacious, sage, sample, sapient, specimen, taste, test, well advised, wise man). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 賢い (clever, smart), 旨い (appetizing, clever, delicious, expert, fortunate, promising, skillful, splendid, successful). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ワイズ , うまい (appetizing, clever, delicious, expert, fortunate, promising, skillful, splendid, successful), かし"い (clever, smart), り"う (bright, clever, discharge, fulfillment, implementation, intelligent, performance, science and technology, sharp, shrewd), えいめい (bright, brilliant, clear-sighted, English name of plants and animals, fame, glory, intelligent, reputation). (various references) | |
Korean | 총명한. (various references) | |
Manx | creeney 2 (advisable, bush with little sap, common sense; dry, matured, provident, shrewd), creeney (advisable, bush with little sap, common sense; dry, matured, provident, shrewd, Sophia). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | iseway.(various references) | |
Polish | mądry (sagacious, sage). (various references) | |
Portuguese | sábio (learned, polymath, sagacious, sage, sapient, savant, scholar, scholarly, sensible), sensato (acceptable, judicious, longheaded, prudent, reasonable, right-minded, sagacious, sage, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober-minded, staid, well-balanced), prudente (advised, canny, careful, cattish, cautious, chary, circumspective, discreet, far-seeing, far-sighted, forehanded, heedful, long-sighted, non-committal, politic, provident, prudent, prudential, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sensible, sound, wary, well-advised, well-judged, wizard), ajuizado (clearheaded, discreet, sagacious, sage, sensible). (various references) | |
Romanian | sfãtos (glib-tongued, talkative, tonguey), sãnãtos (able bodied, fresh, good, Hale, healthful, healthily, healthy, heartily, i'm allright, right, sagacious, sound, soundly, strong, up to the mark, well, wholesome), prevãzãtor (cautious, chary, deliberate, discreet, far-seeing, provident, providently, prudent, thoughtful, wary, wide awake), informat (cognizant, informed, knowing, knowledgeable), cuminte (clever, dutiful, foreseeing, good, level, quiet, quietly, reasonable, sapient, sensible, serious, unassuming, well advised, wisely), chip (air, appearance, aspect, countenance, course, effigy, face, form, icon, image, likeness, look, manner, patina, shape, similitude, Snoot, sort, spit, way), chibzuit (balanced, canny, cautious, circumspect, deliberate, discreet, economic, economical, judicious, measured, provident, providently, prudent, reflective, thought-out, thrifty, wary), ştiutor (cognizant, hep), avizat (advised, competent, prudent), adânc (bottom, deep, deeply, depth, great, heavy, low, penetrating, profound, secret, sound, thick), aşezat (reliable, seated, sedate, serious, seriously, situated, sober, sober minded, staid, steady), înţelept (advisedly, nestor, philosopher, philosophic, philosophical, politic, profound, prudent, ripe, sagacious, sage, sapient, thinking, well advised, wisely). (various references) | |
Russian | мудрый (profound, sage, sapient, sapiential). (various references) | |
Scottish | glic (prudent, sagacious, sage). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vispren (clever, perspicacious, shrewd), učen (erudite, learned, lettered, literary, scholarly, studied, versed), mudar (astute, canny, discerning, oracular, politic, sagacious, sage, sapient, well advised), arogantan (arrogant, high handed, presumptuous, uppity). (various references) | |
Spanish | sabio (bright, clever, cleverly, craftsman, erudite, gash, guru, intellect, intellectual, intelligent, learned, sagacious, sage, savant), guisa (guise). (various references) | |
Swedish | klok (advisable, clever, intelligent, judicious, long-headed, politic, prudent, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, shrewd, well advised), vis (fashion, manner, sage, sapient, way), rådlig (advisable). (various references) | |
Tagalog | matalíno (sagacious, sage), marúnon (sagacious, sage). (various references) | |
Turkish | gibi (as, fashion, kind of, like, something like, such as), akilli (sagacious, sage), alim (bookman, buying, erudite, knowing, learned, pundit, scholar), anlayışlı (comprehensive, considerate, discerning, gentle, heartthrob, indulgent, quick-eyed, receptive, sagacious, understanding), şekil (contour, face, figure, form, image, modality, morpho-, mould, semblance, shape, turn), becerikli (adept, adroit, agile, capable, clever, deft, designing, dexterous, dextrous, efficient, facile, gifted, handsome, ingenious, knowing, light-handed, neat, nimble-fingered, performing, practical, pushful, pushing, ready, resourceful, shifty, skilful, skilled, skillful, skilly, slick, smart, versatile), bilge (erudite, learned, luminary, omniscient, owl, polymath, profound, sage, scholar, sophisticate, sophisticated, wise person), akıllı (all there, astute, brainy, clever, cute, intelligent, knowing, knowledgeable, longheaded, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sapient, sensible, smart, sparkling, spiritual, understanding, well advised), deneyimli (conversant, experienced, practised), yol (angle, approach, Avenue, channel, cutting, expedient, gateway, handle, itinerary, journey, meatus, outlet, path, road, route, tack, thoroughfare, trail, via, walk, way, weigh), haberi olan (au fait, informed, knowing), küstah (arrogant, assuming, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, cheeky, chesty, cool, flip, flippant, fresh, ill mannered, impertinent, impudent, insolent, insulting, malapert, nervy, overbearing, presuming, presumptuous, stroppy, too familiar, unabashed), tarzında (a la, fashion, in the style of, on the order of), ukalâ (bumptious, cavalier, clever dick, highbrow, know-it-all, pedant, pedantic, prig, priggish, sapient, smart, smart aleck, smarty, snappish, wise guy), usta (adept, adroit, artist, connoisseur, constructor, craftsman, dab, dabster, deft, dexterous, experienced, expert, facile, hand, ingenious, intelligent, journeyman, master, old hand, proficient, shark, skilful, skilled, skillful, slick, subtile, versed, whizz, workman, Wright), usul (brand, cut, formality, gently, method, modus, observance, order, practice, procedure, process, quietly, rite, system, technique, usage, way), yöntem (cast, deal, form, gateway, how, line, method, modality, mode, modus, order, practice, procedure, proceeding, process, rite, system, tack, technic, technics, technique, the way, way), bilgili (deeply read, erudite, informed, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, read, scholarly, sophisticated, thoroughbred, versed, well informed). (various references) | |
Turkmen | paяhasly. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | умудрений (worldly wise), розсудливий (advisable, canny, conscious, healthy, judicial, judicious, politic, prudent, prudential, reasonable, sober, sober minded, wholesome), розумний (advisable, brainy, clever, intelligent, rational, reasonable, right-minded, sapient, sensible, sharp-sighted, sharp-witted, snappy, strong-minded, tenable, understanding, well advised, witty), тямущий (adept, alert, capable, comprehensive, cute, dexterous, docile, intelligenced, smart, well-seen), глибокодумний (sage), обачний (awake, canny, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, circumspective, deliberate, fly, guarded, hard-headed, provident, prudent, wary), напутити, мудрий (gash, philosophic, philosophical, quaint, sage, sapiential), зухвалий (aggressive, audacious, barefaced, bold, bold-faced, brazen faced, cheeky, cocksy, cocky, coxy, daring, flip, immodest, impertinent, insolent, necky, overbearing, perky, pert, provocative, provocatory, pushing, rousing, saucy), знаючий (aware, cognizant, deep read, intelligent, knowing, well read), знахарський (hoodoo), поміркований (abstentious, abstinent, conservative, judicious, moderate, restrained, sober). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | từng tri, ma lanh, lối (line, manner, mode), khôn ngoan có kinh nghiệm, khôn (shrewd, well-advised), hiểu biết (cognizant, intellective, knowing, wide awake). (various references) | |
Welsh | prudd (grave, sad, serious), doeth (advisable), cymen (becoming, neat, skillful), call (astute, rational, sensible). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | sapiens. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | dâ-5, dãm. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | frod, gleaw. (various references) |
| Old High German | 500-1100 | wizzago. (various references) |
| Middle English | 1100-1500 | wys. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 15, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ouk agaphsei apaideutoV touV elegcontaV auton meta de sofwn ouc omilhsei |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Non amat pestilens eum qui se corripit nec ad sapientes graditur |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The bacbitere looueth not hym that chastiseth hym; ne to wise men goth. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go to the wise. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 15, Verse 12 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang usa ka mayubiton dili mahagugma nga pagabadlongon; Siya dili moadto sa pakigtipon sa manggialamon. |
| Croatian | Podsmjevaè ne ljubi onog tko ga kori: on se ne druži s mudrima. |
| Danish | Spotteren ynder ikke at revses, til Vismænd går han ikke. |
| Dutch | De spotter zal niet liefhebben, die hem bestraft; hij zal niet gaan tot de wijzen. |
| Finnish | Pilkkaaja ei pidä siitä, että häntä nuhdellaan; viisasten luo hän ei mene. |
| French | Le moqueur n`aime pas qu`on le reprenne, Il ne va point vers les sages. |
| German | Der Spötter liebt den nicht, der ihn straft, und geht nicht zu den Weisen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang yang suka menghina tidak suka ditegur; ia enggan meminta nasihat dari orang yang bijaksana. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa orang pengolok-olok tiada suka kalau orang menegurkan dia; dijauhkannya dirinya dari pada orang yang berbudi. |
| Italian | Lo spavaldo non vuol essere corretto, egli non si accompagna con i saggi. |
| Maori | ¶ E kore te tangata whakahi e aroha ki te kaipapaki; e kore hoki e haere ki te hunga whakaaro nui. |
| Norwegian | En spotter liker ikke å bli irettesatt; til de vise går han ikke. |
| Portuguese | O escarnecedor não gosta daquele que o repreende; não irá ter com os sábios. |
| Rumanian | Batjocoritorului nu -i place sq fie mustrat, de aceea nu se duce la cei knyelepyi. - |
| Russian | оЕ МА'ЙФ ТБУ ХФОЩК П'МЙЮБАЭЙИ ЕЗП, Й Л НХ"ТЩН ОЕ ПК"ЕФ. |
| Spanish | El burlador no ama al que lo corrige, ni acude a los sabios. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "wise": wiseacre, wiseacres, wiseass, wiseasses, wisecrack, wisecracked, wisecracker, wisecrackers, wisecracking, wisecracks, wised, wiseguy, wiseguys, wiselier, wiseliest, wisely, wiseness, wisenesses, wisenheimer, wisenheimers, wisent, wisents, wiser, wises, wisest, wisewoman, wisewomen. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "wise": airwise, anticlockwise, anywise, bendwise, breadthwise, clockwise, coastwise, contrariwise, cornerwise, counterclockwise, crabwise, crosswise, edgewise, endwise, fanwise, fesswise, flatwise, leastwise, lengthwise, likewise, longwise, manwise, nowise, otherwise, overwise, palewise, piecewise, profitwise, sidewise, slantwise, somewise, stepwise, streetwise, sunwise, taxwise, thwartwise, unwise, warpwise, weftwise. (additional references) | |
Words containing "wise": brewises, lewises, unwisely, unwiser, unwisest. (additional references) | |
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"Wise" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: jise, nwise, oise, twise, Uwusa, waise, waize, wapse, Wase, wasi, waso, waspe, wasu, waze, wease, weaze, wece, weise, Weiske, weqe, wese, wesen, weze, whise, wibe, wica, wice, wicu, wie, wies, wiesel, wige, wije, wijs, wime, winse, wisan, Wisbey, wisc, wisen, wisey, wishe, wisk, wiso, wisq, wiss, wisse, wissen, witsa, witso, Wixey, wiza, wize, wizi, wizy, woise, wose, woshe, woze, wsi, wso, wuce, wuse, wyse, Wysoy. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "wise" (pronounced wī"z) |
| 3 | w ī" z | unwise, whys. |
| 2 | -ī" z | advise, ais, applies, apprise, arise, ayes, baptize, belies, bise, buys, chastise, complies, comprise, cries, decries, decriminalize, defies, demise, denies, despise, devise, dies, disguise, dries, dyes, emprise, eyes, flies, fries, goodbyes, guise, guys, highs, implies, incise, lies, oversize, pies, plies, pries, prize, relies, replies, reprise, revise, rise, sensationalize, shies, sighs, size, skies, spies, supplies, surmise, surprise, thighs, ties, tries, underlies, vies. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-s-w" | |
-1 letter: sei, sew, wis. | |
-2 letters: es, is, si, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-s-w" | |
+1 letter: lewis, lweis, sinew, swine, swipe, swive, views, weirs, wides, wifes, wiles, wines, wipes, wires, wised, wiser, wises, wites, wives, wizes, wries. | |
+2 letters: bewigs, brewis, dwines, gawsie, newies, newish, newsie, nowise, pewits, rewins, sewing, sinews, sinewy, swinge, swiped, swipes, swiple, swithe, swived, swivel, swives, swivet, towies, twiers, twines, unwise, wadies, waives, walies, wavies, weighs, weirds, weskit, whiles, whines, whites, wiches, widens, widest, wields, winces, winoes, winzes, wipers, wirers, wisely, wisent, wisest, wished, wisher, wishes, wisped, wissed, wisses, wisted, withes, wivers, wizens, wizzes, wriest, writes, yowies. | |
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