Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wisehead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wise-head
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is wise or who considers himself or herself to be wise.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Why! Do you think I want that picture taken down: and another Mrs. Milliken? Wisehead!"
"The wiseheads of the servants' hall decided that Sir Michael had received sudden intelligence through Mr. Robert […] either of the death of some near and dear relation […] or of some alarming fall in the funds, or of the failure of some speculation or bank in which the greater part of the baronet's money was invested."

Etymology

From wise + head.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

wiseheads (plural)

Synonyms

smart aleck wiseacre

Questions

What does wisehead mean?: A person who is wise or who considers himself or herself to be wise.
Where does wisehead come from?: From wise + head.

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