wisdom
/ˈwɪzdəm/ nounDefinition
› [U] the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments
the wisdom of sth/doing sth › If you doubt the wisdom of something, you think it is probably not a good plan: Many people have questioned the wisdom of spending so much money on weapons.
(Definition of wisdom noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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