English Explanatory Dictionary

wise as an owl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very wise.

Word forms

wise as an owl

Etymology

Association of owl with wisdom dates back at least to 500 BC in Greece which associated the owl with the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena.

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