noun

• (uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
• (countable) A piece of wise advice.
• The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
• The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
• The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
• (theology) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
• (rare) A group of wombats.
• (rare) A group of owls.
• (biblical) The Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.