Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The quality of being witty

    Witzigkeit

    остроу́миеostroúmije, сообрази́тельностьsoobrazítelʹnostʹ

    The quality of being clever, amusingly ingenious.

Translations

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the quality of being witty:
Deutsch
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the quality of being witty:

Origin

From Middle English wittynesse, equivalent to witty + -ness.

From Middle English wittynesse, equivalent to witty + -ness.

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Forms

plural: wittinesses
Singularwittiness

uncountable

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwitty

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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