Wise

/waiz/
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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment: Possessing deep understanding, sound judgment, and the ability to make sensible decisions.
    • Having inside information; knowing: (Informal) Being aware of facts that are not generally known.
    • Rude or disrespectful in a bold way: (Informal, chiefly North American) Behaving in an insolent or impudent manner.

  2. Noun:

    • (Archaic) Manner, way, or fashion: A method or mode of doing or being.
    • (Proper noun) A surname: Referring to specific historical figures, such as Stephen Samuel Wise or Isaac Mayer Wise.
Usage and Examples
  • Adjective (Good Judgment):
    • It was a wise decision to save money for the future.
    • She is known for her wise counsel.
  • Adjective (Having Inside Information):
    • Are you wise to what's really going on?
  • Adjective (Impudent):
    • Don't get wise with me, young man!
  • Noun (Archaic: Manner):
    • He told the story in a solemn wise. (This usage is now rare.)
Advanced Usage and Idioms
  • wise to (someone/something): (Informal) Aware of or informed about someone's true character or a situation.
    • I'm wise to his tricks now; he can't fool me.
  • in no wise: (Formal/Archaic) Not at all; in no way.
    • This outcome is in no wise acceptable.
  • wise after the event: Knowing what should have been done only after something has happened.
    • It's easy to be wise after the event.
  • none the wiser: Not having gained any knowledge or understanding from an experience.
    • He read the manual but was none the wiser.
Variants and Related Words
  • wisely (adverb): In a wise manner.
    • He invested his money wisely.
  • wisdom (noun): The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
    • She is respected for her wisdom.
  • wisecrack (noun/verb): A clever or sarcastic remark.
    • He made a wisecrack about the weather.
  • wise guy (noun, informal): A person who makes sarcastic or know-it-all remarks.
    • Don't be such a wise guy.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (Judicious): Sage, prudent, sensible, judicious, sagacious.
  • Adjective (Knowledgeable): Informed, aware, enlightened.
  • Adjective (Impudent): Fresh, impertinent, cheeky, insolent.
Phrasal Verbs / Verb Combinations
  • wise up (to): (Informal) To become aware or informed of the true facts.
    • You need to wise up to the realities of the business world.
  • put (someone) wise (to): (Informal) To inform someone about something.
    • Let me put you wise to the new office rules.
Related Idioms
  • A word to the wise (is sufficient): A hint or brief advice is enough for an intelligent person.
    • I'll just say: be careful who you trust. A word to the wise.
  • Penny-wise and pound-foolish: Careful about small amounts of money but wasteful with large sums.
    • Skipping regular maintenance to save money is being penny-wise and pound-foolish.
Adjective
  1. improperly forward or bold
    • don't be fresh with me
    • impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
    • an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
    • Don't get wise with me!
  2. evidencing the possession of inside information
  3. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
    • judicious use of one's money
    • a wise decision
  4. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
    • a wise leader
    • a wise and perceptive comment
Noun
  1. United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
  2. United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
  3. a way of doing or being
    • in no wise
    • in this wise

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