Lesson and Wisdom

Lesson

Lesson noun - Something assigned to be read or studied.

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Wisdom and lesson are semantically related. in knowledge topic. In some cases you can use "Wisdom" instead a noun "Lesson".

Nearby Words: lessoning, lessoned

Wisdom noun - The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.

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Lesson and wisdom are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Lesson" with "Wisdom", this nouns are similar.

good	good lesson	good wisdom
perfect	perfect lesson	perfect wisdom
original	original lesson	original wisdom
true	true lesson	true wisdom
Other adjectives: obvious, simple, real, great, little, practical, ultimate, new, apparent, hidden, philosophical.

However, sometimes a story aims to teach a lesson well outside the pale of accepted wisdom.

Source: Family-Unfriendly Aesop
A Family-Unfriendly Aesop is when the explicit and intentional lesson provided by a work is against accepted wisdom but isn't invalid.

Source: Trope Distinctions / D to F
The lesson being that "true wisdom comes only from within".

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