Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wiseling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wisel-ing
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who pretends to be wise; a wiseacre.

Example Sentences

"This may well put to the blush those wiselings that show themselves fools in so speaking. ― Donne."
"This is the book that makes fools of little wiselings."
"What! a score o' wiselings, and not one to hit oot the means and the way?""
"A wiseling keeps his real sentiments on this point to himself – guards them as his own life. The best mask for moral heresy is one of pretended sanctity."

Etymology

From wise + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wise

Inflected Forms

wiselings (plural)

Questions

What does wiseling mean?: One who pretends to be wise; a wiseacre.
Where does wiseling come from?: From wise + -ling.

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