The quality or character of being witty; †intelligence, sagacity; †cleverness, ingenuity; †wisdom, good sense, etc. (see witty, adj. 2–8).
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [noun] (59) wittiness1543 The quality or character of being witty; †intelligence, sagacity; †cleverness, ingenuity; †wisdom, good sense, etc. (see witty, adj. 2–8). conceitedness1576 Cleverness, intelligence; wit. Obsolete. wit1578 Quickness of intellect or liveliness of fancy, with capacity of apt expression; talent for saying brilliant or sparkling things, esp. in an amusing… conceit1593 Wit, wittiness. Obsolete. mercury1653 figurative. Spirit, liveliness; volatility of temperament, inconstancy; wittiness. Obsolete. saltiness1670 The quality or condition of being salty. Also figurative. bel-esprit1806 Wit, wittiness. (Hardly in English use.) Subcategories:— brilliancy of wit or language (10) — sharpness (2) — outburst of wit (3) — instance of wit, witticism (9) — particular kinds of wit (7) — witty person (21) |
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