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  • 1 witty

    adjective (clever and amusing: a witty person; witty remarks.) πνευματώδης

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  • 2 Witty

    adj.
    Ar. and P. χαρίεις, ἀστεῖος; see Laughable.

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  • 3 witty

    1) πνευματώδης
    2) σπιρτόζος

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  • 4 caption

    ['kæpʃən]
    (a title or short note written on or beneath an illustration, cartoon, cinema or TV film etc: a witty caption.) υπότιτλος, λεζάντα

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  • 5 quip

    [kwip] 1. noun
    (a quick, witty remark: He is very good at making clever quips.) ευφυολόγημα
    2. verb
    ( verb to make a quip or quips.) ευφυολογώ

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  • 6 scintillating

    ['sintileitiŋ]
    (witty; very clever and amusing: She was in a scintillating mood; scintillating wit.) σπινθηροβόλος χαρακτήρας, `σπίθα`

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  • 7 sparkle

    1. noun
    1) (an effect like that made by little sparks: There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.) σπινθηροβόλημα
    2) (liveliness or brightness: She has lots of sparkle.) πνεύμα,ζωντάνια,νεύρο
    2. verb
    1) (to glitter, as if throwing off tiny sparks: The snow sparkled in the sunlight.) σπινθηροβολώ,σπιθίζω
    2) (to be lively or witty: She really sparkled at that party.) αστράφτω
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  • 8 wit

    [wit]
    1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) πνεύμα, χιούμορ
    2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) πνευματώδης άνθρωπος, χιομορίστας
    3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) εξυπνάδα, ευστροφία
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    - - witted
    - witticism
    - witty
    - wittily
    - wittiness
    - at one's wits' end
    - keep one's wits about one
    - live by one's wits
    - frighten/scare out of one's wits
    - out of one's wits

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  • 9 witticism

    [-sizəm]
    noun (a witty remark etc.) ευφυολόγημα

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  • 10 Facetious

    adj.
    P. and V. γέλοιος; see Witty.

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  • 11 Racy

    adj.
    Witty: Ar. and P. χαρίεις.
    Be racy of: Ar. ὄζειν (gen.).

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  • 12 Smart

    adj.
    Showy: P. and V. εὐπρεπής.
    Brilliant: P. and V. λαμπρός.
    Witty, clever: Ar. and P. χαρίεις, P. and V. κομψός (Plat. and Eur.).
    Quick in mind: Ar. and P. ὀξύς, P. and V. δριμύς (Plat. and Eur., Cycl.).
    ——————
    subs.
    Pain: P. and V. λύπη, ἡ, ἀνία, ἡ, ἀλγηδών, ἡ, ἄλγημα, τό (Dem. 1260), ὀδύνη, ἡ, Ar. and V. ἄλγος, τό, ἄχος, τό; see Pain.
    Sting: P. and V. κέντρον, τό (Plat.), V. θάλπος, τό.
    ——————
    v. intrans.
    P. and V. ἀλγεῖν, ὀδυνᾶσθαι.
    Be stung: met., P. and V. δάκνεσθαι.
    Smart for a thing: P. and V. δίκην διδόναι (gen.).
    You shall smart for it: Ar. and V. κλαύσει (fut. of κλάειν), Ar. and P. οἰμώξει (fut. of οἰμώζειν).

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  • 13 Wit

    subs.
    Cleverness: P. and V. σύνεσις, ἡ, τὸ συνετόν, σοφία, ἡ, P. δεινότης, ἡ, Ar. and P. δεξιότης, ἡ.
    Intellect, mind: P. and V. νοῦς, ὁ, φρόνησις, ἡ, γνώμη, ἡ, Ar. and P. διάνοια, ἡ, Ar. and V. φρήν, ἡ, or pl. (rare P.).
    Mother wit: P. οἰκεία σύνεσις ( Thuc 1, 138).
    Conversational cleverness: P. χαριεντισμός, ὁ, εὐτραπελία, ἡ.
    A witty person: see adj., P. and V. γέλοιος (Eur., frag.), Ar. and P. χαρίεις, ἀστεῖος.
    Play the wit, v.: Ar. and P. χαριεντίζεσθαι.
    Be at one's wit's end: P. and V. ἀπορεῖν, ἀμηχανεῖν (rare P.), P. ἄπορος καθεστηκέναι, ἐν ἀπόρῳ ἔχεσθαι.
    At one's wit's end, adj.: P. and V. ἄπορος, ἀμήχανος (rare P.).
    Lose one's wits: P. and V. ἐξίστασθαι, οὐ φρονεῖν, παραφρονεῖν; see be mad, under mad.
    With one's wits about one, adj.: Ar. and P. ὀξύς, P. and V. δριμύς (Plat. also Eur., Cycl.); see Clever.

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  • witty — [wit′ē] adj. wittier, wittiest [ME witti < OE wittig < wit, knowledge: see WIT1] 1. having, showing, or characterized by wit; cleverly amusing 2. Now Dial. intelligent; clever wittily adv. wittiness n. SYN. WITTY …   English World dictionary

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  • witty — O.E. wittig clever, wise; see WIT (Cf. wit) (n.) intellect + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning possessing sparkling wit is recorded from 1580s …   Etymology dictionary

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  • witty — ► ADJECTIVE (wittier, wittiest) ▪ showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour. DERIVATIVES wittily adverb wittiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • witty — adjective (wittier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. archaic having good intellectual capacity ; intelligent 2. amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution < the costumes are sumptuous and witty Virgil Thomson > < the musical… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • witty */ — UK [ˈwɪtɪ] / US adjective Word forms witty : adjective witty comparative wittier superlative wittiest clever and funny She tried to think of something original and witty to say. a witty, intelligent, and affable man a very witty film script… …   English dictionary

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