Reverse Dictionary: WISDOM

ADJECTIVES
1000 — KEEN wise, learned, clever → obs.
1000 — YEPE prudent, wise, sagacious, shrewd, astute → obs.
1250 — QUAINT wise, knowing; skilled; clever, ingenious → obs.
1382 — HEARTY possessed of understanding; wise, prudent, sagacious → obs.
1388 — HEARTED sagacious, wise, prudent → obs.
1471 — SAPIENT wise
1485 — SAPIENTIAL characterized by wisdom
1533 — AFTER-WITTED that is wise after the event; lacking foresight
1548 — COUNSELFUL able to give counsel or advice; wise, insightful → obs.
1562 — PALLADIAN pertaining to Pallas, the goddess of wisdom; hence, pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study
1563 — SAGED characterized by wisdom → obs.
1582 — AFTERWISE wise after the event, wise too late
1600 — ADVICEFUL full of counsel; skilful as an adviser; wise, insightful; keen to give advice → obs.
1637 — CANNY knowing, wise, sagacious, judicious, shrewd; prudent; wary, cautious → Sc.
1650 — MICKLEWISE having much wisdom → obs.
1656 — CALLENT crafty, witty, cunning or wise by experience → obs.
1656 — SAPIENTIPOTENT mighty in wisdom → obs.
1706 — GASH sagacious, wise → Sc.
1737 — OLD-FARRAND — OLD-FARRANT knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1768 — CANNY supernaturally wise; endowed with occult or magical power → Sc. obs.
1771 — SAVEY wise, sagacious, experienced → Sc.
1773 — SOPHIC full of wisdom; learned
1790 — GASH wise, sagacious, shrewd; witty, sharp → Sc. & Eng. dial.
..19C — OWLY-EYED wise → Amer. sl.
..19C — TRANTY of children:  wise and forward above their age → Eng. dial. obs.
1852 — SAPIENTIOUS having or affording wisdom
1860 — FARRANT wise, sagacious, well-informed → obs.
1875 — SOLOMONESQUE with the appearance of wisdom → Amer.
1875 — UNBESOTTED able to understand, wise
1876 — EYE-WISE wise in appearance only and not in reality → obs.
1896 — OLD wise, serious, thoughtful; of a child: precocious, staid, demure → Eng. dial.
1905 — OLD-FARRANTLY — OLD-FARRENDLY knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — OLD-RAFANT precocious, prematurely wise → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — THOROUGH wise, sane → Sc. & N. Ireland (Bk.)
1934 — SAGY wise → students’ sl. (Bk.)

ADVERBS
1385 — CUNNINGLY with skill, knowledge, or wisdom; wisely, cleverly, knowingly → obs.
1386 — ADVISEDLY with prudence; wisely, prudently, judiciously → obs.
1477 — SAPIENTLY wisely; with apparent or would-be wisdom

NOUNS
1000 — RIGHTEOUSNESS wisdom, knowledge of what is right → obs.
1200 — SMEIGHNESS wisdom, skill → obs.
1297 — QUAINTISE wisdom, cleverness, skill, ingenuity → obs.
1300 — SAPIENCE wisdom, understanding
1340 — CUNNING the faculty of knowing; wit, wisdom, intelligence → obs.
1374 — SAPIENCE would-be wisdom
1375 — ADVICE forethought, prudence, wisdom → obs.
1382 — FELLNESS shrewdness, wisdom → obs.
1440 — SOPHY wisdom, knowledge → obs.
1474 — SAGESS sageness, profound wisdom → obs.
1500 — SKILL a wise or sensible act → obs.
1534 — PERCEIVANCE mental or physical perception; discernment, wisdom, understanding; awareness, sense → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1569 — ORACLE an utterance of deep import or wisdom; an opinion or declaration regarded as authoritative and infallible; undeniable truth
1623 — ADVISED AGE wise old age → obs.
1649 — SOPHIA wisdom, knowledge
1910 — FAIR THING a sensible, judicious action or decision; a wise proceeding, a clear duty, justice → Aust. sl.
1991 — SOPHOMANIA an excessive respect for one’s own wisdom (Bk.)

NOUNS – PERSON
1300 — SAGE a man of profound wisdom; esp. one of those persons of ancient history or legend who were traditionally famous as the wisest of mankind; hence, one whose exceptional wisdom entitles him to a degree of veneration like that which accorded to these
1400 — MAGE a magician; a person of exceptional wisdom and learning → arch.
1527 — NO SMALL FOOL no fool; a person of wisdom → obs.
1549 — SAPIENT a wise man, a sage
1587 — SOPHY a wise or learned man; a sage → obs.
1596 — ORACLE a person of great wisdom or knowledge whose opinions or decisions are generally accepted; an authority reputed or affecting to be infallible
1598 — SOPHI wise men, sages → obs.
..L16 — DANIEL a person of infallible wisdom
1614 — SOPHIST a person who is distinguished for learning; a wise or learned man
1675 — SAPIENTIPOTENT one who is mighty in wisdom; a wise man, a sage → obs.
1675 — THOUGHT one who is wise or careful beyond his years → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1835 — WISOCK a wise person → Sc. obs.
1873 — KAHUNA a priest of the native Hawaiian religion, a wise man, a minister; now esp. a sorcerer → Hawaii
1877 — SAGES OF THE TOWN the elders or wise persons of the town → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
1881 — CACAM a wise man (Bk.)
1890 — ELL-WOMAN a wise woman; a witch → Sc.
1890 — MISOSOPHIST a hater of wisdom
1897 — OLDEN — OLDUN a wise or knowing person; a cunning person → Eng. dial.
1904 — WISEHEIMER — WISENHEIMER a smart alec; a wise guy; a know-it-all → Amer. sl.
1905 — OLD THOUGHT one who is wise or careful beyond his years → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — SAGER a would-be wise man → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1984 — YODA a person who embodies the characteristics of Yoda, esp. in being wise; an elder, sage, or guru
1993 — BLADE an expert; a connoisseur; a wise man or one posing as such → US sl.

PHRASES
..19C — THE PRICE OF ONE’S HAT ISN’T THE MEASURE OF ONE’S BRAIN one’s material possessions have no bearing on one’s intelligence and wisdom → African-American
1945 — HAS WRINKLES ON HIS HORNS said of a person who possesses wisdom or has much experience → US Western usage (Bk.)
1945 — MORE WRINKLES ON HIS HORNS said of a person who has become older and wiser → US Western usage (Bk.)

VERBS
1612 — NESTORIZE to fill one with the idea of being as wise as Nestor
1694 — SAPE to be wise → obs.
1694 — WISIFY to make wise → obs.
1774 — CRACK WISE to speak wisely or cleverly → obs.
1810 — SAPIENTIZE to make wise
1825 — HAVE HAIR ON ONE’S HEAD to be clever, cautious, or wise → Sc.
1888 — SMART UP to become more shrewd, wise, intelligent, or aware; to wise up → obs.
1950 — SPEAK A PARABLE to make a wise or pithy statement → Amer. dial.