A PEARL OF WISDOM

Meaning of A PEARL OF WISDOM in English

(usually ironic ) a wise remark :

Thank you for those pearls of wisdom.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PEARL — I Concretion formed by a mollusk and consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. …
Английский словарь Британика
PEARL — I. ˈpərl, esp before pause or consonant ˈpər.əl; ˈpə̄l, ˈpəil noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English perle, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WISDOM — ˈwizdəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīsdōm, from wīs wise + -dōm -dom 1. usually …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEARL — (n.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between …
Английский словарь Webster
PEARL — ( n. ) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEARL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WISDOM — — wisdomless , adj. /wiz"deuhm/ , n. 1. the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEARL — pearl 1 — pearler , n. — pearlish , adj. — pearllike , adj. /perrl/ , n. 1. a smooth, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WISDOM — n. knowledge; insight, common sense ; opinion; reason; words of wisdom
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PEARL — I. ˈpər(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English perle, from Anglo-French, probably from Vulgar Latin * pernula, diminutive of Latin perna upper …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WISDOM — Date: circa 1440 : a didactic book included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and corresponding to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WISDOM — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīsdōm, from wīs wise Date: before 12th century 1. a. : accumulated philosophic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WISDOM — adj the results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition. 2. wisdom ·adj the quality of being …
Webster English vocab
PEARL — noun a fringe or border. 2. pearl ·noun a light-colored tern. 3. pearl ·noun nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. pearl ·vi …
Webster English vocab
WISDOM — [wis.dom] n [ME, fr. OE wisdom, fr. wis wise] (bef. 12c) 1 a: accumulated philosophic or scientific learning: knowledge b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEARL — [pearl] n [ME perle, fr. MF, prob. fr. (assumed) VL pernula, dim. of L perna upper leg, kind of sea …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEARL — Pearl concretion formed by a mollusk consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
WISDOM — wisdom, W\~ BrE AmE ˈwɪz dəm ▶ ˈ wisdom tooth BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEARL — pearl, Pearl BrE AmE pɜːl AmE pɝːl ▷ pearled pɜːld AmE pɝːld ▷ pearling ˈpɜːl ɪŋ AmE ˈpɝːl ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WISDOM — / ˈwɪzdəm; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEARL — / pɜːl; NAmE pɜːrl/ noun 1. [ C ] a small hard shiny white ball that forms inside the shell …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WISDOM — wis ‧ dom /ˈwɪzdəm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wis ; ⇨ ↑ wise 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEARL — pearl /pɜːl $ pɜːrl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: perle , from Vulgar …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WISDOM — n. 1 the state of being wise. 2 experience and knowledge together with the power of applying them critically or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEARL — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a usu. white or bluish-grey hard mass formed within the shell of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WISDOM — n. 1 the state of being wise. 2 experience and knowledge together with the power of applying them critically or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEARL — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a usu. white or bluish-grey hard mass formed within the shell of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WISDOM — n.1 the state of being wise. 2 experience and knowledge together with the power of applying them critically or practically. …
Oxford English vocab
PEARL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) a usu. white or bluish-grey hard mass formed within the shell …
Oxford English vocab
WISDOM — ( wisdoms) 1. Wisdom is the ability to use your experience and knowledge in order to make sensible decisions or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEARL — ( pearls) 1. A pearl is a hard round object which is shiny and creamy white in colour. Pearls grow …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WISDOM — (~s) 1. Wisdom is the ability to use your experience and knowledge in order to make sensible decisions or judgments. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WISDOM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES received opinion/wisdom etc (= the opinion most people have ) ▪ The received wisdom is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEARL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be dripping with jewels/gems/pearls etc ▪ All the princes were dripping with gems. cultured pearl …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WISDOM — [noun] [U]One certainly hopes to gain a little wisdom as one grows older.He's got a weekly radio programme in which …
Cambridge English vocab
PEARL — [noun] - (the substance which forms) a small round object, usually white, that forms around a grain of sand inside …
Cambridge English vocab
PEARL — n. Bailey Pearl Mae Buck Pearl Pearl Sydenstricker Pearl Grey Pearl Harbor Pearl River Primus Pearl
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEARL — n. Concretion formed by a mollusk and consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WISDOM — Synonyms and related words : Sophia, adage, advantage, advantageousness, advisability, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, apprehension, appropriateness, axiom, beneficialness, broad-mindedness, byword, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WISDOM — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , great , profound ▪ accepted , common , conventional , folk , perceived , popular …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WISDOM — n. 25B6; noun we questioned the wisdom of the decision : SAGACITY, intelligence, sense, common sense, shrewdness, astuteness, smartness, judiciousness, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WISDOM — n. 1 sagacity, sageness, judgement, discernment, reason, prudence, judiciousness, (common) sense, insight, penetration, sapience, understanding, rationality, clear-sightedness, clear-headedness, perspicacity, perspicuity, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PEARL — (Heb. gabish). The Hebrew word in (Job 28:18) probably means "crystal." Pearls, however are frequently mentioned in the New Testament, …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
WISDOM — snyttru, wisdom, ræd
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
WISDOM — сущ. 1) мудрость to doubt smb's wisdom, to question smb's wisdom ≈ подвергать сомнению правильность/глубину некоторых высказываний to impart wisdom …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEARL — 1. сущ. 1) а) жемчуг Venetian pearl б) перламутр Syn : mother-of-pearl 2) жемчужина, перл; исключительный пример, образец (чего-л.) the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WISDOM — wisdom.ogg ʹwızdəm n 1. мудрость, премудрость years bring wisdom - мудрость приходит с годами the Wisdom of Solomon, the Book …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PEARL — pearl.ogg _I 1. pɜ:l n 1. 1> жемчуг cultured pearl - культивированный жемчуг Venetian pearl - искусственный жемчуг 2> жемчужина, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PEARL — pearl сущ.1) а) жемчуг - Venetian pearl б) перламутр Syn: mother-of-pearl 2) жемчужина, перл; исключительный пример, образец (чего-л.) the pearl …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WISDOM — n 1. мудрость, премудрость years bring ~ - мудрость приходит с годами the Wisdom of Solomon, the Book of Wisdom …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WISDOM — n 1. мудрость, премудрость years bring wisdom - мудрость приходит с годами the Wisdom of Solomon, the Book of Wisdom …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PEARL — _I 1. pɜ:l n 1. 1> жемчуг cultured pearl - культивированный жемчуг Venetian pearl - искусственный жемчуг 2> жемчужина, перл …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WISDOM — сущ. 1) мудрость to doubt smb's wisdom, to question smb's wisdom — подвергать сомнению правильность, глубину некоторых высказываний to impart …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PEARL — 1. сущ. 1) а) жемчуг - Venetian pearl б) перламутр Syn: mother-of-pearl 2) жемчужина, перл; исключительный пример, образец ( чего-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WISDOM — сущ. 1) мудрость to doubt smb's wisdom, to question smb's wisdom — подвергать сомнению правильность, глубину некоторых высказываний to impart wisdom — поделиться …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEARL — 1. сущ. 1) а) жемчуг - Venetian pearl б) перламутр Syn: mother-of-pearl 2) жемчужина, перл; исключительный пример, образец (чего-л.) the pearl of beauty — эталон красоты 3) нечто, по …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEARL — I [Ј„®] pearl.wav сущ.; собств. Перл (женское имя) II [Ј„®] pearl.wav сущ.; геогр. Перл, "Жемчужная река" (река, Китай)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEARL — жемчужина - blister pearl - cultured pearl
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WISDOM — _n. 1> мудрость - pour forth wisdom 2> здравый смысл _Syn: discernment, discrimination, judgment, sagacity, sense _Ant: folly, foolishness, imprudence, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WISDOM — n. 1. мудрость - pour forth wisdom 2. здравый смысл Syn: discernment, discrimination, judgment, sagacity, sense Ant: folly, foolishness, imprudence, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WISDOM — сущ. 1) мудрость to doubt smb's wisdom, to question smb's wisdom ≈ подвергать сомнению правильность/глубину некоторых высказываний to impart wisdom …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEARL — 1. сущ. 1) а) жемчуг Venetian pearl б) перламутр Syn : mother-of-pearl 2) жемчужина, перл; исключительный пример, образец (чего-л.) the …
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