witty
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witty¹
- /ˈwɪti/ UK
- /ˈwɪti/ US
- [ˈwɪɾi] US
Rhymes with -ɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz (“knowing, wise, clever”), equivalent to wit + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German wittich, gewittich (“knowing, clever, wise, understanding”), German witzig (“funny, witty”), Norwegian Bokmål vettig, Norwegian Nynorsk vittig (“witty”).
adjective wittier · wittiest
- Clever; amusingly ingenious. His speech was both witty and informative.
- Full of wit. His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.
- Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits. She may have grown older, but she has grown no less witty.
- Wise, having good judgement.
- Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious. It hath beene a witty invention[…]to establish and ordaine certaine vaine and worthles markes, therewith to honor and recompence vertue[…].
Similar: facetious, humorous, jocose, jocular, quick, lively, witty, amusing, bright, diverting, droll, entertaining, piquant, quick on the draw, quick-witted, sharp, tongue-in-cheek · Opposite: brainless, lowbrow, stupid, witless, corny, hackneyed, lame, humorless, uncomic, unfunny, earnest, grave, serious, sober, solemn, somber
Witty²
proper noun Wittys
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: humourous, humorous, ingenious, mind, circumspect, astute, exquisitely, clever, shrewd, artful, spirit, spiritual, subtle, cunning, version, perky
adjective
Similar: facetious, humorous, jocose, jocular, quick, lively, witty, amusing, bright, diverting, droll, entertaining, piquant, quick on the draw, quick-witted, sharp, tongue-in-cheek · Opposite: brainless, lowbrow, stupid, witless, corny, hackneyed, lame, humorless, uncomic, unfunny, earnest, grave, serious, sober, solemn, somber
Translations
Every language
adj clever; amusingly ingenious
| Español | ingenioso, donairoso, donoso, conceptuoso |
|---|---|
| Português | engenhoso, espirituoso |
| Français | fin |
| Deutsch | geistreich, witzig, originell |
| Italiano | ingegnoso, fine, convincente, malizioso, faceto, spiritoso |
| Русский | остроу́мный ostroúmnyj |
adj full of wit
| Español | mordaz, donairoso, donoso, conceptuoso |
|---|---|
| Français | spirituel |
| Deutsch | geistreich |
| Italiano | spiritoso |
| Русский | остроу́мный ostroúmnyj |
adj quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
| Español | donairoso, donoso |
|---|---|
| Português | arguto |
| Deutsch | geistreich, schlagfertig |
| Italiano | arguzia, spiritoso |
| Русский | смышлёный smyšljónyj, сообрази́тельный soobrazítelʹnyj |
adj possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
| Español | chispeante, donairoso, donoso |
|---|---|
| Português | sábio |
| Deutsch | witzig, geistreich |
| Italiano | arguto, faceto |
| Русский | у́мный úmnyj, смышлёный smyšljónyj, сообрази́тельный soobrazítelʹnyj, разу́мный razúmnyj |
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