English noun: wiseness |
1. | wiseness (attribute) the quality of being prudent and sensible |
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| Synonyms | soundness, wisdom |
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| Broader (hypernym) | good, goodness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | advisability, reasonableness |
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| Antonyms | unsoundness |
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2. | wiseness (attribute) the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight |
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| Synonyms | wisdom |
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| Broader (hypernym) | trait |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | diplomacy, discernment, discretion, initiation, judiciousness, knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, sagaciousness, sagacity, statecraft, statesmanship |
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| Antonyms | folly, foolishness, unwiseness |
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