Wisdom, good judgement, discretion, prudence: = sense, n. 11. Obsolete except in phrases like to have the wit to, which combines the notions of…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [noun] (34) witc1175 Wisdom, good judgement, discretion, prudence: = sense, n. 11. Obsolete except in phrases like to have the wit to, which combines the notions of… sensea1382 Natural understanding or intelligence, esp. in relation to practical matters arising in everyday life; the ability to make sound judgements and… conscience1449 Reasonableness, soundness of judgement, sense. Cf. in (also †of) (all) conscience at phrases 3. Obsolete. rare. mother witc1475 A person's native or natural wit; common sense. Formerly also: †shrewd mind or intelligence (obsolete). common wit1517 a faculty which unites the impressions of the five senses in a common consciousness; the consciousness produced in this way; = common sense, n. 5. common sense1536 Natural intelligence possessed by a typical person; innate understanding; simple wisdom. Obsolete. philosophy1557 The branch of knowledge that deals with the principles of human behaviour; the study of morality; ethics. Also: practical or proverbial wisdom… good sense?1562 The ability to make sound judgements and sensible decisions, esp. about practical matters arising in everyday life. Cf. common sense, n. 4b, sense, n.… sconce1567 A jocular term for: The head; esp. the crown or top of the head; hence, ‘head’, ability, sense, wit. †Also put for the person himself. mother-sense1603 With sense ‘inherited or learned from one's mother, native’, as mother dialect, mother-sense, mother speech, mother-temper, etc. Cf. mother tongue, n.… ingenuity1651 Intellectual capacity; intelligence, sense, good judgement; normal condition of the mental faculties; (one's) senses or wits. Obsolete. bonsense1681 Good sense. Usually contrasted with nonsense. rumgumption1686 Good sense; shrewdness. nous1706 colloquial (chiefly British). Common sense, practical intelligence, ‘gumption’. gumption?1719 Common sense, mother wit, shrewdness. Also, initiative, enterprise, ‘drive’. rummlegumption1751 Good sense; shrewdness. Cf. rumgumption, n. savvy1785 Common sense, practical intelligence, shrewdness. horse sense1832 Strong common sense; ‘a coarse, robust, and conspicuous form of shrewdness often found in ignorant and rude persons; plain, practical good sense’ (C… kokum1848 Good sense; acumen; judgement. Now rare. sabe1872 = savvy, n. common1899 slang (originally Australian, now chiefly British). Short for common sense, n. 4b. marbles1902 In plural. colloquial (originally North American). Mental faculties; brains; common sense. Usually in to lose one's marbles, to have (also not have) a… gump1920 = gumption, n. 1. loaf1925 slang. The (human) head; hence, the mind, common sense; esp. in to use one's loaf. Subcategories:— possession of (5) — of community (1) — something sensible (2) — person (2) |
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