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wit´less|ly — wit|less «WIHT lihs», adjective. 1. lacking sense; stupid; foolish: »a witless person, a witless remark. Crossing the street without looking in both directions is a witless thing to do. SYNONYM(S): brainless. 2. not knowing; unaware: »to be… … Useful english dictionary
wit´less|ness — wit|less «WIHT lihs», adjective. 1. lacking sense; stupid; foolish: »a witless person, a witless remark. Crossing the street without looking in both directions is a witless thing to do. SYNONYM(S): brainless. 2. not knowing; unaware: »to be… … Useful english dictionary
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less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
wit — god·wit; nit·wit; pe·wit; un·wit; un·wit·ting·ness; wit·gat; wit·less; wit·less·ly; wit·less·ness; wit·ling; wit·loof; wit·ness·able; wit·ness·er; wit·ney; wit·te·boom; wit·ted; wit·ter·ing; wit·ti·chen·ite; wit·ti·cism; wit·ti·cize; wit·ti·ly;… … English syllables
wit — n 1 intelligence, brain, *mind, intellect, soul, psyche Analogous words: *reason, understanding, intuition: comprehension, apprehension (see under APPREHEND): sagaciousness or sagacity, perspicaciousness or perspicacity (see corresponding… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Wit (film) — Infobox Film name = Wit image size = caption = director = Mike Nichols producer = Simon Bosanquet writer = Margaret Edson (play) Emma Thompson Mike Nichols narrator = starring = music = Henryk Górecki Dmitri Shostakovich Arvo Pärt cinematography … Wikipedia
wit — noun 1) (wits) he needed all his wits to escape Syn: intelligence, shrewdness, astuteness, cleverness, canniness, sense, common sense, wisdom, sagacity, judgment, acumen, insight; brains, mind; informal … Thesaurus of popular words
The City Wit — The City Wit, or the Woman Wears the Breeches is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Richard Brome that is sometimes classed among his best works. [Ousby, p. 117.] It was first published when it was included in the Five New Plays of… … Wikipedia
humor, wit — Humor may be defined as a comic quality causing amusement: The humor of his predicament caused him to laugh at himself. Humor is also applied to the abilities and faculties of seeing, understanding, appreciating, and expressing what is amusing… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
