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

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

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

wisdom, wiseness, soundness

n. the quality of being prudent and sensible

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prudence

n. discretion in practical affairs

caution, circumspection

n. the trait of being circumspect and prudent

shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness

n. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness

n. providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future

penetration, insight

n. clear or deep perception of a situation

common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit

n. sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

brilliance, genius

n. unusual mental ability

insightfulness, acumen

n. shrewdness shown by keen insight

mind, intellect

n. knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"

brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit

n. mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"

shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness

n. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

intelligence

n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

reason, understanding, intellect

n. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"

logic

n. reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"

comprehension

n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"

understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy

n. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

perception

n. knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion

n. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

insight, sixth sense

n. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

sense

n. a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"

meaning, substance

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

cognition, knowledge, noesis

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness

n. having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"

cognizance, ken

n. range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"

cognizance

n. range or scope of what is perceived

consciousness

n. an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"

eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism

n. profound scholarly knowledge

intelligence

n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

learning, acquisition

n. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

realization, realisation, recognition

n. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"

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folly, foolishness, unwiseness

n. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

unsoundness

n. not mentally or physically healthy; "no one can be a poet without a certain unsoundness of mind"

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