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{
"term": "wisdom",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was known to be a woman of great wisdom."
},
{
"text": "Do you have any more words of wisdom for us?"
},
{
"text": "He is too lacking in **worldly wisdom** to be a politician."
},
{
"text": "Consultants are too often seen as the source of all wisdom."
},
{
"text": "Do you have any wisdom to impart on this subject?"
},
{
"text": "He entertained the audience for two hours with his wit and wisdom."
},
{
"text": "The former world champion imparted a few words of wisdom to the young runners."
},
{
"text": "Children need to feel that their parents are in control; they don't have the experience or wisdom to know best."
},
{
"text": "I was not quite so lacking in worldly wisdom as to accept this invitation from a complete stranger."
}
],
"topics": ["Life stages", "Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["deep", "great", "profound"],
"verb + wisdom": ["challenge", "doubt", "have doubts about"],
"wisdom + verb": [
"dictate something",
"have it that…",
"hold something"
],
"preposition": ["according to… wisdom", "contrary to… wisdom"],
"phrases": [
"a fount of wisdom",
"a source of wisdom",
"in somebody’s wisdom"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "how sensible something is",
"sensetop": "wisdom of (doing) something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I **question the wisdom of** giving a child so much money."
},
{
"text": "It's easy enough to see what we should have done, with the wisdom of hindsight."
},
{
"text": "The latest unemployment figures prove the wisdom of the government's policy."
},
{
"text": "Several people questioned the wisdom of building in that particular spot."
},
{
"text": "Many commentators doubted the political wisdom of introducing a new tax."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["deep", "great", "profound"],
"verb + wisdom": ["challenge", "doubt", "have doubts about"],
"wisdom + verb": [
"dictate something",
"have it that…",
"hold something"
],
"preposition": ["according to… wisdom", "contrary to… wisdom"],
"phrases": [
"a fount of wisdom",
"a source of wisdom",
"in somebody’s wisdom"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the knowledge that a society or culture has gained over a long period of time",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the collective wisdom of our people"
},
{
"text": "You cannot just ignore the accumulated wisdom of a whole culture."
},
{
"text": "Traditional wisdom was passed on from generation to generation."
},
{
"text": "the accumulated wisdom of generations"
},
{
"text": "We need to combine ancient wisdom and modern knowledge."
},
{
"text": "Those who seek wisdom at the shrine will find it."
},
{
"text": "They would go to the holy shrines to seek wisdom."
},
{
"text": "She devoted her life to the pursuit of wisdom."
},
{
"text": "The monks dedicate their lives to prayer and the pursuit of wisdom."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["deep", "great", "profound"],
"verb + wisdom": ["challenge", "doubt", "have doubts about"],
"wisdom + verb": [
"dictate something",
"have it that…",
"hold something"
],
"preposition": ["according to… wisdom", "contrary to… wisdom"],
"phrases": [
"a fount of wisdom",
"a source of wisdom",
"in somebody’s wisdom"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the view or belief that most people hold",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities."
},
{
"text": "Conventional wisdom has it that all sense of community has gone, but that is not the case where I live."
},
{
"text": "The received wisdom is that the book is always better than the film."
},
{
"text": "Contrary to conventional wisdom, stress is not always a bad thing."
},
{
"text": "Popular wisdom has it that higher oil prices are bad for economic growth."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used when you are saying that you do not understand why somebody has done something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The government in its wisdom has decided to support the ban."
},
{
"text": "In their infinite wisdom they have decided to close the main road during the holiday season."
},
{
"text": "In their infinite wisdom, the council closed the swimming pool for the school holidays."
},
{
"text": "In their infinite wisdom, they closed the swimming pool at the busiest time of year."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a wise remark",
"labels": "(usually ironic)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Thank you for those pearls of wisdom."
},
{
"text": "students eager to catch pearls of wisdom from the professor's lips"
},
{
"text": "They would treat these pearls of wisdom with some scepticism."
},
{
"text": "His journals are full of dubious pearls of homespun wisdom."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪzdəm/",
"audio": "wi/wisdom/wisdom__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪzdəm/",
"audio": "wi/wisdom/wisdom__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English wīsdōm (see wise, -dom)."
}