Sumptuary laws are among the exploded fallacies which we have outgrown, and we smile at the unwisdom which could except to regulate private habits and manners by statute. --J. A. Froude. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
unwisdom — /un wiz deuhm/, n. lack of wisdom; folly; rashness; recklessness: an act of unwisdom. [bef. 900; ME; OE unwisdom. See UN 1, WISDOM] * * * … Universalium
unwísdóm — m ( es/ as) unwisdom, imprudence, folly, ignorance … Old to modern English dictionary
unwisdom — n. lack of wisdom, folly, imprudence. Etymology: OE unwisdom (as UN (1), WISDOM) … Useful english dictionary
unwisdom — noun Date: before 12th century lack of wisdom ; foolishness, folly … New Collegiate Dictionary
unwisdom — noun Want of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity; ignorance … Wiktionary
unwisdom — sb. Ps. xxi. 3; lxviii. 6 … Oldest English Words
unwisdom — noun lack of wisdom; folly … English new terms dictionary
unwisdom — un·wisdom … English syllables
unwisdom — un•wis•dom [[t]ʌnˈwɪz dəm[/t]] n. lack of wisdom; rashness • Etymology: bef. 900 … From formal English to slang
unwisdom — /ʌnˈwɪzdəm/ (say un wizduhm) noun 1. lack of wisdom. 2. unwise action; folly …
