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German
Etymology
From Middle High German kluocheit. By surface analysis, klug + -heit.
Pronunciation
Noun
Klugheit f (genitive Klugheit, plural Klugheiten)
- (uncountable) prudence, intelligence
- (countable) intelligent, wise action
2019 June 1, Clara Zetkin, Erinnerungen an Lenin: Aus dem Briefwechsel Clara Zetkins mit W. I. Lenin und N. K. Krupskaja, Null Papier Verlag, →ISBN, →OCLC:Meinen Sie vielleicht, dass die von Ihnen so bewunderte bolschewistische Partei mit einem Schlage fix und fertig gewesen ist? Auch Freunde haben manchmal das Gegenteil von Klugheiten gemacht. Doch zurück zu Ihrer Sünde!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (plural only, ironic) platitude; truism; pseudo-smart remark
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