Wise

What do we mean by wise?

Having the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; sagacious. adjective

Exhibiting common sense; prudent. adjective

Shrewd; crafty. adjective

Provided with information; informed. Often used with to. adjective

Rude and disrespectful; impudent. adjective

To make or become aware, informed, or sophisticated. phrasal verb

Method or manner of doing; way. noun

Quite aware; knowing; cognizant of.

Way; manner; mode; guise; style: now seldom used as an independent word, except in such phrases as in any wise, in no wise, on this wise. noun

To guide; direct; lead or send in a particular direction.

To turn; incline; twist.

Having the power of discerning and judging rightly, or of discriminating between what is true and what is false, between that which is right, fit, and proper and that which is unsuitable, injudicious, and wrong; possessed of discernment, discretion, and judgment: as, a wise prince; a wise magistrate.

Proper to a wise man; sage; grave; serious.

Having knowledge; knowing; intelligent; enlightened; learned; erudite.

Practically or experimentally knowing; experienced; versed or skilled; dexterous; cunning; subtle; specifically, skilled in some hidden art, as magic or divination: as, the soothsayers and tho wise men.

Religious; pious; godly.

Dictated, directed, or guided by wisdom; containing wisdom; judicious: as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or direction; a wise determination.

A midwife.

=Syn.1. Sagacious, discerning, oracular, long-headed. See wisdom.—6. Sound, solid, philosophical.

To become wise.

Usually with "up", to inform or learn.

When someone is wise it means they know whats going on they see deeper then you you usually go to these people for answers but they are always there Urban Dictionary

Very clever man Urban Dictionary

Northern Ireland slag to attempt to persuade someone to come to their senses Urban Dictionary

© a sarcastic way of showing someones not so cleverness, said when someone makes a wild comment or doesnt understand something simple. Urban Dictionary

To be smitten with someone. your huge smile makes you look retarded and therefor wise is actually the least approriate word, but that is kinda why it works. Urban Dictionary

A wise is a person who belongs to a subculture of people called gingers. A wise can easily be distinguished by their flaming red/orange hair. Also a wise is ultra sensitive to even the most minuscule amounts of UV rays, also called sunlight, and usually are seen using SPF 60+ sunscreen. Urban Dictionary

To be wise is to see things clearly by connecting pieces together like a puzzle to see the big picture. Typically people who are wise have a GOOD sense of their world around them; therefore they have GOOD common sense Urban Dictionary

Really good to be reminded not to get attached to the external world, to remember the teachings and to keep focused on what is more important than getting caught in cycles of patterned thoughts and reactions that aren't necessarily doing much for you. Urban Dictionary

1. being of greater smartness than those surrounding you 2. Being of wise ancestors 3. What you say when you forgot the word "wisdom"! Urban Dictionary

An older guy who pretends he knows-it-all but you realize he dont know shit. All mouth. Example: Fat IT guy at work who fucks up your 'puter so you cant get on YouTube. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to wise:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word wise:
foolish, guys, encyclopedia, dwarf, spectral, wisdom, infrared, telescope, counsel, illustrated, ruler, rabbi, men, man, advice, guy, virginia.

Words that rhyme with wise:
arise, analyze, rise, advise, compromise, comprise, exercise, enterprise, mize, demise, otherwise, recognize, realize, surmise, devise, eyes, apprise, size, apologize, patronize, despise, franchise, emphasize, surprise, disguise, reprise, revise, chastise, prize, galvanize, improvise, utilize, scrutinize, optimize, organize, likewise, guise, proselytize, merchandise, flies, prise, criticize, jeopardize, synchronize, synthesize, ostracize, prioritize, lies, capitalize, mesmerize, rationalize, plagiarize, materialize, epitomize, advertise, allies, characterize, empathize, summarize, amortize, tantalize, mobilize, aggrandize, subsidize, marginalize, authorize, belies, polarize, visualize, antagonize, catalyze, paralyze, customize, memorize, metastasize, supervise, supplies, ties, stigmatize, capsize, pulverize, fries, guys, minimize, stabilize, sunrise, hypothesize, familiarize, harmonize, maximize, energize, socialize, baptize, crystallize, sympathize, finalize, revitalize, disenfranchise, applies, emprise.

Adjectives that are often used to describe wise:
late, step, old, young, all, state, street, yoder, former, pair, very, more, most, piece, weather, over, only, american, brain, particular, the, caste, year, district, test, worldly, tax, famous, faculty, dear, redoubtable, democratic, item, tahsil, stage, taluka, scale, sector, region, self, crop, industry, purpose, practically, category, sex, celebrated, eisenman, web, layer, size, subject, penny, unpublished, show, speed, fort, element, confederate, samford, goodwin, row, computer, component, powerful, eloquent, northern, scene, crazy, dollar, immortal, language, column, act, pixel, programme, scheme, influential, world, country, dialogue, word.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective wise:
man, men, woman, counsel, policy, use, choice, person, decision, thing, words, ones, precaution, teacher, decisions, advice, guy, king, god, course, move, government, sayings, administration, ruler, counsels, women, distribution, providence, laws, choices, management, father, provision, guidance, mother, leadership, investment, cast, friend, leader, selection, prince, plan, head, measure, counsellor, statesman, measures, rule, virgins, son, direction, physician, creator, parent, purpose, purposes, legislation, guys, conduct, economy, judgment, counselor, one, child, heads, saws, judge, statesmanship, minister, arrangement, procedure, details, discretion, solomon, regulations, moderation, planning, parents, heart, fool, rulers.

Consonant match to wise:
was, woes, whiz, wheeze, ways, wiz, whizz, woos, wease, weighs, wows, wais, whys, wyse, weese, wiese, waas, wies, whirs, wurz, wirz.

Words that sound like wise:
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