wise

[wise]

United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819 1900)

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Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.

Noun
a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"

Noun
United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)

Noun
United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)

Adjective S.
carefully considered; "a considered opinion"

Adjective S.
able to take a broad view of negotiations between states

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Adjective S.
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"

Adjective
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"

v.
Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.

v.
Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious.

v.
Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.

v.
Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.

v.
Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination.

v.
Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.

Wise

Wise , a. [Compar. Wiser ; superl. Wisest.] [OE. wis, AS. w'c6s; akin to OS. & OFries. w'c6s, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. w'c6s, w'c6si, Icel. v'c6ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See Wit, v., and cf. Righteous, Wisdom.] 1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.

They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious.

When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks.

From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation.

3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.

Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now with me; but she's gone. Sim. Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of Brentford?

4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty. [R.] "Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and wise." Chaucer.

Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise As to make money, that's my slave, my idol.

Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet.

5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination. "Eminent in wise deport." Milton. To make it wise, to make it a matter of deliberation. [Obs.] " We thought it was not worth to make it wise." Chaucer. -- Wise in years, old enough to be wise; wise from age and experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.]

A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth.

You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For my green experience.

Wise

Wise, a. [OE. wise, AS. w'c6se; akin to OS. w'c6sa, OFries. w'c6s, D. wijs, wijze, OHG. w'c6sa, G. weise, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Icel. '94ruv'c6s otherwise; from the root of E. wit; hence, originally, knowledge, skill. See Wit, v., and cf. Guise.] Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. "All armed in complete wise." Spenser.

To love her in my beste wyse.

This song she sings in most commanding wise.

Let not these blessings then, sent from above, Abused be, or spilt in profane wise.

&hand; This word is nearly obsolete, except in such phrases as in any wise, in no wise, on this wise, etc. " Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil." Ps. xxxvii. 8. "He shall in no wise lose his reward." Matt. x. 42. " On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel." Num. vi. 23. &hand; Wise is often used as a suffix in composition, as in likewise, nowise, lengthwise, etc., in which words -ways is often substituted with the same sense; as, noways, lengthways, etc.

Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.

Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.

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Usage Examples

A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities.

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

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Other Usage Examples

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along?

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.