wisehood

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noun

The state, quality, or condition of being wise; wisdom.

OriginMiddle English *wishode →
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Meanings

nounwisehood (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe state, quality, or condition of being wise; wisdom.

    In two fliort words all wisehood's understood; […]

    1783, A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments
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    "[…] Is counsel perished from the prudent ? — hath their wisehood vanished?"

    1853, David Hoffman, Chronicles selected from the originals of Cartaphilus

Origin

  1. Middle English*wishode
  2. Englishwisehood

From Middle English *wishode, wishede (“wisdom”), equivalent to wise + -hood. Cognate with Dutch wijsheid (“wisdom”), German Weisheit (“wisdom”).

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APA

wisehood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisehood

MLA

“wisehood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisehood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wisehood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisehood.

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