"wiseness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wisenesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wisnesse, from Old English wīsnes (“teaching, wisdom”), equivalent to wise + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wisnesse}} Middle English wisnesse, {{inh|en|ang|wīsnes||teaching, wisdom}} Old English wīsnes (“teaching, wisdom”), {{suffix|en|wise|ness}} wise + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} wiseness (usually uncountable, plural wisenesses)
  1. The state, quality, or measure of being wise; wisdom. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the quality of being wise): gudrība [feminine] (Latvian)
    Sense id: en-wiseness-en-noun-~-ovslad Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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