Wisdom vs Wit - What's the difference?
wisdom | wit |
(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
(countable) A piece of wise advice.
The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
(theology) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
* 1652 , , The Fame and Confe??ion of the Fraternity of…the Ro?ie Cro?s ,
Sanity.
The senses.
Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
Intelligence; common sense.
Humour, especially when clever or quick.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8
, passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;
A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
(ambitransitive, chiefly, archaic) Know, be aware of .
* 1849 , , St. Luke the Painter , lines 5–8
(en-SoE)
As nouns the difference between wisdom and wit
is that wisdom is an element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise while wit is sanity.As a proper noun Wisdom
is the Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.As a verb wit is
know, be aware of construed with of when used intransitively.As a preposition wit is
{{en-SoE}} an alternative spelling of lang=en.wisdom
English
(wikipedia wisdom)Noun
pages 1–2 of the preface
- Wi?dom …is to a man an infinite Trea?ure, for ?he is the Breath of the Power of God, and a pure Influence that floweth from the Glory of the Almighty; ?he is the Brightne?s of Eternal Light, and an undefiled Mirror of the Maje?ty of God, and an Image of his Goodne?s; ?he teacheth us Soberne?s and Prudence, Righteou?ne?s and Strength; ?he under?tands the Subtilty of words, and Solution of dark ?entences; ?he foreknoweth Signs and Wonders, and what ?hall happen in time to come.
Synonyms
* sagacity * sapienceAntonyms
* foolishness * follyDerived terms
* conventional wisdom * pearl of wisdom * wisdom toothSee also
* morality English words suffixed with -dom ----wit
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . Compare (m).Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* brevity is the soul of wit * collect one's wits * gather one's wits * have one’s wits about one * inwit * mother wit * native wit * scare out of one’s wits * witcraft * witful * witless * witling * witter * wittol * witticismSee also
(type of humor) * acid * biting * cutting * lambentEtymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Compare (m).Verb
(head)- You committed terrible actions — to wit , murder and theft — and should be punished accordingly.
- They are meddling in matters that men should not wit of.
- but soon having wist
- How sky-breadth and field-silence and this day
- Are symbols also in some deeper way,
- She looked through these to God and was God’s priest.