English Explanatory Dictionary

wisehood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state, quality, or condition of being wise; wisdom.

Word forms

wisehood

Etymology

From Middle English *wishode, wishede (“wisdom”), equivalent to wise + -hood. Cognate with Dutch wijsheid (“wisdom”), German Weisheit (“wisdom”).

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