Knowledge vs. Wisdom

Knowledgenoun

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

Knowledgenoun

Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.

Knowledgenoun

Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.

Knowledgenoun

Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.

Knowledgenoun

(philosophical) Justified true belief

Knowledgenoun

Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).

Knowledgenoun

(obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice.

Knowledgenoun

The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.

Knowledgenoun

(countable) Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.

Knowledgenoun

(obsolete) Acknowledgement.

Knowledgenoun

(obsolete) Notice, awareness.

Knowledgenoun

The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.

Knowledgeverb

(obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge.

Knowledgenoun

The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.

Knowledgenoun

That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; - chiefly used in the plural.

Knowledgenoun

That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.

Knowledgenoun

That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life.

Knowledgenoun

Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge.

Knowledgenoun

Sexual intercourse; - usually preceded by carnal; same as carnal knowledge.

Knowledgeverb

To acknowledge.

Knowledgenoun

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Knowledgenoun

facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject

Knowledgenoun

the sum of what is known

Knowledgenoun

information held on a computer system.

Knowledgenoun

true, justified belief; certain understanding, as opposed to opinion.

Knowledgenoun

awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation

Knowledgenoun

sexual intercourse.

Knowledge

Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness, or understanding of someone or something, such as facts (descriptive knowledge), skills (procedural knowledge), or objects (acquaintance knowledge). By most accounts, knowledge can be acquired in many different ways and from many sources, including but not limited to perception, reason, memory, testimony, scientific inquiry, education, and practice.

Wisdomnoun

(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.

Wisdomnoun

(countable) A piece of wise advice.

Wisdomnoun

The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.

Wisdomnoun

The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.

Wisdomnoun

The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.

Wisdomnoun

(theology) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.

Wisdomnoun

The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity.

Wisdomnoun

The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.

Wisdomnoun

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

Wisdomnoun

the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight

Wisdomnoun

ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight

Wisdomnoun

the quality of being prudent and sensible

Wisdomnoun

an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

Wisdom

Wisdom, sapience, or sagacity is the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense and insight. Wisdom is associated with attributes such as unbiased judgment, compassion, experiential self-knowledge, self-transcendence and non-attachment, and virtues such as ethics and benevolence.Wisdom has been defined in many different ways, including several distinct approaches to assess the characteristics attributed to wisdom.