mother wit

[ muhth-er wit ]

/ ˈmʌð ər ˌwɪt /

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noun

natural or practical intelligence, wit, or sense.

Origin of mother wit

1400–50; late Middle English moderis wytte

Words nearby mother wit

mother superior, Mother Teresa, mother tongue, Motherwell, Motherwell and Wishaw, mother wit, motherwort, mother yaw, moth mullein, moth orchid, mothproof

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Example sentences from the Web for mother wit

Molly's mother-wit and craft are sufficient for most of these things.
Wild Life Near Home|Dallas Lore Sharp
Then his mother-wit came out, his lively humour and practical common sense—all unstudied and natural.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Oldfield looked confused; but Somerset, full of mother-wit, was not to be caught napping.
A Terrible Temptation|Charles Reade
Great learning is often put to shame by the mother-wit and keen good sense of uneducated men.
Slavery|William E. Channing

There followed a time of great stress and anxiety, which taxed to the utmost her mother-wit and power of invention.
Julia Ward Howe|Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for mother wit

mother wit

noun

native practical intelligence; common sense

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单词	mother wit
释义	mother wit [ muhth-er wit ] / ˈmʌð ər ˌwɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mother wit ON THESAURUS.COM noun natural or practical intelligence, wit, or sense. Origin of mother wit 1400–50; late Middle English moderis wytte Words nearby mother wit mother superior, Mother Teresa, mother tongue, Motherwell, Motherwell and Wishaw, mother wit, motherwort, mother yaw, moth mullein, moth orchid, mothproof Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mother wit Molly's mother-wit and craft are sufficient for most of these things. Wild Life Near Home\|Dallas Lore Sharp Then his mother-wit came out, his lively humour and practical common sense—all unstudied and natural. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland\|Joseph Tatlow Oldfield looked confused; but Somerset, full of mother-wit, was not to be caught napping. A Terrible Temptation\|Charles Reade Great learning is often put to shame by the mother-wit and keen good sense of uneducated men. Slavery\|William E. Channing There followed a time of great stress and anxiety, which taxed to the utmost her mother-wit and power of invention. Julia Ward Howe\|Laura E. Richards British Dictionary definitions for mother wit mother wit noun native practical intelligence; common sense Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mother wit commonsense, faculties, nous, senses, wits
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mother wit

noun

Origin of mother wit

Words nearby mother wit

Example sentences from the Web for mother wit

British Dictionary definitions for mother wit

noun

Words related to mother wit