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Meaning of "wiseacre" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WISEACRE

From Middle Dutch wijsseggher soothsayer; related to Old High German wīssaga, German Weissager.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WISEACRE

wiseacre  [ˈwaɪzˌeɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WISEACRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wiseacre is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WISEACRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wiseacre in the English dictionary

The definition of wiseacre in the dictionary is a person who wishes to seem wise. Other definition of wiseacre is a wise person: often used facetiously or contemptuously.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WISEACRE


acre
ˈeɪkə
baker
ˈbeɪkə
bellyacher
ˈbɛlɪˌeɪkə
bookmaker
ˈbʊkˌmeɪkə
breaker
ˈbreɪkə
caretaker
ˈkɛəˌteɪkə
coffee-maker
ˈkɒfɪmeɪkə
faker
ˈfeɪkə
heartbreaker
ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkə
homemaker
ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə
icebreaker
ˈaɪsˌbreɪkə
Jamaica
dʒəˈmeɪkə
maker
ˈmeɪkə
Quaker
ˈkweɪkə
saker
ˈseɪkə
shaker
ˈʃeɪkə
shoemaker
ˈʃuːˌmeɪkə
stavesacre
ˈsteɪvzˌeɪkə
taker
ˈteɪkə
undertaker
ˈʌndəˌteɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WISEACRE

wisdom
Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach
Wisdom of Solomon
wisdom tooth
wise
wise guy
Wise Men
wise up
wiseass
wisecrack
wisecracker
wisecracking
wiseling
wisely
Wiseman
wiseness
wisenheimer
wisent
wisewoman
wish

WORDS THAT END LIKE WISEACRE

conacre
farm the long acre
fiacre
God´s acre
Linacre
massacre
nacre
Peterloo Massacre
polacre
Saint Bartholomew´s Day Massacre
September Massacre
simulacre

Synonyms and antonyms of wiseacre in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wiseacre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WISEACRE

Find out the translation of wiseacre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wiseacre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wiseacre» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自作聪明
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sabihondo
570 millions of speakers

English

wiseacre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wiseacre
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتعالم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wiseacre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পণ্ডিতমূর্খ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arrogant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bijak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wiseacre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

知ったかぶりをする人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wiseacre
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wicaksana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người cho là mình biết tất cả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனுபவமுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शहाणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ukâla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sapientone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mądrala
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розумник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wiseacre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δοκησίσοφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weetal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

besserwisser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wiseacre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wiseacre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WISEACRE»

The term «wiseacre» is regularly used and occupies the 100.333 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WISEACRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wiseacre» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wiseacre» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wiseacre

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISEACRE»

Discover the use of wiseacre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wiseacre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth
166 Experiencing Poverty 167 Wiseacre Scenarios 168 Wiseacre Food 169 Wiseacre Housing 173 Wiseacre Transportation 176 Wiseacre Goods and Services 178 Wiseacre Stocks 179 Wiseacre Wastes 180 CHAPTER 11: THE ...
Jim Merkel, 2003
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... acquaint, advise, apprise, clue (or clew), fill in, notify, post, tell, warn wiseacre n syn SMART ALECK, know-it-all, *smartass, smarty, smarty-pants, wisecracker, wise guy, wisehead, wi- senheimer wisecrack n sin JOKE 1, crack, gag, jape, jest,  ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Whitby Panorama: And Monthly Chronicle
No. 5. — In this- passage Wiseacre finds, that there would be no impropriety in speaking of a trace of flame, — of bright flame, nor of effacing a trace of bright flame ; provided the flame had not got between the truce and the effacing ! — Bravo !
‎1828
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Reflections on Gurdjieff's Whim
“Cunning wiseacre" is characterized as “An-irresistible-thirSt-to-beconsidered-as- learned-by-beings-around-them-similar-to-themselves'”6 and this 'thirst' is demonstrated in their taking of “fragments of genuine knowledge” and inventing ...
Keith A. Buzzell, 2012
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The Function of the Predicate in the Fables of Krylov: A ...
The Wiseacre's action is the intentional cause of the cucumbers coming into being, but also the unintentional cause of their final nonexistence. There is a causal relation between the Wiseacre's attempt to grow the cucumbers (by reading, etc.) ...
Henri Hamburger, 1981
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Spectrum of Greed
Out of the corner of his eye, he could see a very unhappy Wiseacre was whispering intently into the ear of Jim Heston, who in turn was staring daggers at Brandon. When Brandon looked at him, Heston made a vehement slitting motion across ...
Hans Erickson, 2008
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The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge
l;» fo'ithfd from experience they will easily get the other. Wiseacre. Pray proceed. Profound. In Alia, we have still more politely given the French carte blanche, which they are not so ' rude as to refuse, for which we in return are to receive — a  ...
‎1783
8
Maxine: Yelling It Like It Is: A Fine Whine with the Queen ...
OK, maybe so. Forget I brought it up. Older. but. Wiseacre. Older. but. Wiseacre. TYPE Everything slows down with age, except the time it takes. 89 Older but Wiseacre.
John M. Wagner, 2007
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weird Word Origins
A wiseacre is a foolish person who thinks himself wise or worldly. His self- deception is vast, indeed, but is it an acre's worth? Nope, because although the " wise" half of wiseacre means just what you think it does, the "acre" half of the word has ...
Paul McFedries, 2008
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Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
Dapper (who, I think, had observed the trifling incident of the candlestick), now directed his attention to the regular Butts, Dunder_ pate and Addlepate; or,'as they are severally nicknamed, Wiseacre and Solomon—for, with us, every man is  ...
‎1842

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISEACRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wiseacre is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wiseacre Jets pilot tries to spoil Patriot fans' Brady lovefest
While many fans noticed the wiseacre plane above, and seethed, the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots didn't care as they sweated through a ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
2
Memphis-based Wiseacre seeks to be first state brewery with …
Memphis-based Wiseacre Brewing Co. could become the first Tennessee microbrewing company to distribute canned or bottled beer in Chicago. Already, the ... «Nashville Post, Jul 15»
3
Wiseacre expands, eyes its biggest market yet
A little more than a year after its last expansion, Wiseacre Brewing Co. is adding four 80-barrel fermentation tanks to its facility. The new tanks will also aid in the ... «Memphis Business Journal, Jul 15»
4
Locally made lager earns high praise
Wiseacre Brewing Co.'s Tiny Bomb was named one of “The 101 Best Beers in America” by Men's Journal. The publication said it was a fan of the Pilsner for its ... «Memphis Business Journal, Mar 15»
5
Memphis Blues & Brews
Wiseacre has an awesome taproom but is only open Thursday - Saturday. Other than that for brews, the Flying Saucer has the best tap list, guaranteed to have a ... «BeerAdvocate.com, Feb 15»
6
Wiseacre Brewing Launch Party feat. Misfruits and Wandering Eye
Craft beer aficionados, rejoice! Beloved Memphis microbrew Wiseacre is finally coming to town. If you're a fan of Nashville artist (and Memphis native) Rachel ... «Nashville Scene, Jan 15»
7
Wiseacre Beer Comes to Town and Plans a Big Dinner at Sinema
Wiseacre Brewing Co. is the brainchild of brothers Kellan and Davin Bartosch, who have quickly earned a reputation as creative brewers and shrewd marketers. «Nashville Scene, Jan 15»
8
WISEACRE brewery increases distribution; announces public tours
“The support of the Memphis community and the enthusiasm of WISEACRE fans made the expansion of equipment and staff possible earlier this year.” «WMC Action News 5, Nov 14»
9
Gotta Try This: Wiseacre's Holy Candy Belgian Dubbel
As the Flyer gears up for tomorrow's Cooper Young Regional Beerfest, we decided to wet our whistle with a seasonal favorite from Wiseacre Brewery. After a ... «Memphis Flyer, Oct 14»
10
Wiseacre claims a Bronze at this weekend's Great American Beer …
Memphis brewery Wiseacre received its first national award with a Bronze Medal for its Tiny Bomb in the German-style Pilsener category at this past weekend's ... «Memphis Business Journal, Oct 14»

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