'WISE' definitions:

Definition of 'wise'

From: WordNet
adjective
Having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" [ant: foolish]
adjective
Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision" [syn: judicious, wise, heady]
adjective
Evidencing the possession of inside information [syn: knowing, wise(p), wise to(p)]
adjective
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!" [syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise]
noun
A way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"
noun
United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) [syn: Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise]
noun
United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900) [syn: Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise]

Definition of 'Wise'

From: GCIDE
  • Wise \Wise\ (w[imac]z), a. [Compar. Wiser (w[imac]z"[~e]r); superl. Wisest.] [OE. wis, AS. w[imac]s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[imac]s, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. w[imac]s, w[imac]si, Icel. v[imac]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See Wit, v., and cf. Righteous, Wisdom.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned. [1913 Webster]
  • They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. --Jer. iv. 22. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious. [1913 Webster]
  • When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2 Tim. iii. 15. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination. [1913 Webster]
  • Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now with me; but she's gone. Sim. Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of Brentford? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty. [R.] "Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and wise." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet. --Ford. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination. "Eminent in wise deport." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • To make it wise, to make it a matter of deliberation. [Obs.] "We thought it was not worth to make it wise." --Chaucer.
  • Wise in years, old enough to be wise; wise from age and experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth. --Ford. [1913 Webster]
  • You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For my green experience. --Ford. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'wise'

From: GCIDE
  • wise \wise\, a. [OE. wise, AS. w[imac]se; akin to OS. w[imac]sa, OFries. w[imac]s, D. wijs, wijze, OHG. w[imac]sa, G. weise, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Icel. ["o][eth]ruv[imac]s otherwise; from the root of E. wit; hence, originally, knowledge, skill. See Wit, v., and cf. Guise.] Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. "All armed in complete wise." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • To love her in my beste wyse. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • This song she sings in most commanding wise. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • Let not these blessings then, sent from above, Abused be, or spilt in profane wise. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: This word is nearly obsolete, except in such phrases as in any wise, in no wise, on this wise, etc. " Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil." --Ps. xxxvii. 8. "He shall in no wise lose his reward." --Matt. x. 42. " On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel." --Num. vi. 23. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Wise is often used as a suffix in composition, as in likewise, nowise, lengthwise, etc., in which words -ways is often substituted with the same sense; as, noways, lengthways, etc. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'wise'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Acronyms for 'WISE'

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Wise, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Wise, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
Population (2000) :
3255
Housing Units (2000) :
1594
Land area (2000) :
3.072609 sq. miles (7.958020 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.072609 sq. miles (7.958020 sq. km)
FIPS code :
87072
Located within :
Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location :
36.978057 N, 82.577033 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
24293
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Wise -- U.S. County in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Wise -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000) :
48793
Housing Units (2000) :
19242
Land area (2000) :
904.606170 sq. miles (2342.919126 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
18.166985 sq. miles (47.052272 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
922.773155 sq. miles (2389.971398 sq. km)
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
33.205893 N, 97.674285 W

Wise -- U.S. County in Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Wise -- U.S. County in Virginia
Population (2000) :
40123
Housing Units (2000) :
17792
Land area (2000) :
404.042338 sq. miles (1046.464808 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.178921 sq. miles (3.053391 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
405.221259 sq. miles (1049.518199 sq. km)
Located within :
Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location :
36.953238 N, 82.623990 W

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