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1 witticism
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2 witticism wit·ti·cism n
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I 1. [ˌæd'lɪb] 2.aggettivo [comment, performance] improvvisato3.avverbio [perform, speak] improvvisando, a braccioII [ˌæd'lɪb]* * *[æd'lɪb]1. vt, vi2. n3. adjimprovvisato (-a), estemporaneo (-a)4. adv(speak) a piacere* * *ad-lib /ˈædlɪb/a. pred.(fam.) improvvisato; estemporaneo; all'impronta; a braccio.(to) ad-lib /ædˈlɪb/v. t. (fam.)* * *I 1. [ˌæd'lɪb] 2.aggettivo [comment, performance] improvvisato3.avverbio [perform, speak] improvvisando, a braccioII [ˌæd'lɪb] -
4 wit
I 1. [wɪt]1) (sense of humour) spirito m., arguzia f.to have a quick, dry wit — avere un ingegno vivace, uno spirito pungente
2) (witty person) persona f. di spirito2.nome plurale wits (intelligence) intelligenza f.sing.; (presence of mind) presenza f.sing. di spiritoto have o keep (all) one's wits about one (vigilant) stare all'erta, tenere gli occhi ben aperti; (level-headed) mantenere il sangue freddo, conservare la propria presenza di spirito; to collect o gather one's wits riprendersi; to sharpen one's wits aguzzare l'ingegno; to frighten sb. out of their wits spaventare a morte qcn.; to pit one's wits against sb. misurarsi con qcn.; to live by one's wits vivere d'espedienti; to lose one's wits uscire di senno; a battle of wits — una disputa di ingegni
••II [wɪt]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo sapere••to wit — form. cioè, vale a dire
* * *[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) spirito2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) (persona spiritosa)3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) buon senso•- witless- - 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* * *wit /wɪt/n.1 (spesso al pl.) intelligenza; intelletto; ingegno; facoltà mentali; cervello (fig.): the wit of man, l'intelletto umano; to have quick wits, essere d'ingegno vivace; to have a ready wit, essere pronto di spirito; sharp wit, mente acuta; to have (o to keep) one's wits about one, aver prontezza di spirito; stare all'erta; sapere quel che si fa; He hasn't wit enough to keep quiet, non ha abbastanza cervello per stare zitto2 [u] spirito; arguzia; senso umoristico; sale (fig.): His conversation is full of wit, la sua conversazione è piena di spirito; a man of wit, un uomo di spirito3 persona arguta; tipo spiritoso: Jack is such a wit!, Jack è così spiritoso!● to be at one's wits' end, non sapere che pesci pigliare; essere perplesso; avere esaurito tutte le proprie risorse; DIALOGO → - Lost child 3- I was at my wits' end, non sapevo dove sbattere la testa □ to live by one's wits, vivere di espedienti □ (fam.) to be out of one's wits, essere uscito di senno; essere giù di testa; ( anche) essere sconvolto, fuori di sé □ to sharpen sb. 's wits, aguzzare l'ingegno a q.(to) wit /wɪt/(pass. e p. p. wist), v. t. e i.(arc.) sapere; saper bene● (leg.) to wit, vale a dire; cioè.* * *I 1. [wɪt]1) (sense of humour) spirito m., arguzia f.to have a quick, dry wit — avere un ingegno vivace, uno spirito pungente
2) (witty person) persona f. di spirito2.nome plurale wits (intelligence) intelligenza f.sing.; (presence of mind) presenza f.sing. di spiritoto have o keep (all) one's wits about one (vigilant) stare all'erta, tenere gli occhi ben aperti; (level-headed) mantenere il sangue freddo, conservare la propria presenza di spirito; to collect o gather one's wits riprendersi; to sharpen one's wits aguzzare l'ingegno; to frighten sb. out of their wits spaventare a morte qcn.; to pit one's wits against sb. misurarsi con qcn.; to live by one's wits vivere d'espedienti; to lose one's wits uscire di senno; a battle of wits — una disputa di ingegni
••II [wɪt]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo sapere••to wit — form. cioè, vale a dire
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Witticism — Wit ti*cism, n. [From {Witty}.] A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. Milton. [1913 Webster] He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
witticism — 1670s, coined by Dryden from WITTY (Cf. witty) on model of criticism … Etymology dictionary
witticism — *joke, jest, jape, quip, wisecrack, crack, gag Analogous words: *wit, humor, sarcasm, satire, irony, repartee … New Dictionary of Synonyms
witticism — ► NOUN ▪ a witty remark … English terms dictionary
witticism — [wit′ə siz΄əm] n. [< WITTY + ISM, modeled on ANGLICISM, CRITICISM] a witty remark … English World dictionary
witticism — UK [ˈwɪtɪˌsɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈwɪtɪˌsɪzəm] noun [countable] Word forms witticism : singular witticism plural witticisms a clever and funny remark … English dictionary
witticism — [[t]wɪ̱tɪsɪzəm[/t]] witticisms N COUNT A witticism is a witty remark or joke. [FORMAL] Syn: quip … English dictionary
witticism — noun Etymology: witty + cism (as in criticism) Date: 1651 a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark … New Collegiate Dictionary
witticism — /wit euh siz euhm/, n. a witty remark or sentence. [1645 55; deriv. of WITTY, modeled on criticism] Syn. joke, jest, quip, sally, wisecrack. * * * … Universalium
witticism — noun /ˈwɪ.tɪ.sɪz.əm/ a witty remark … Wiktionary
witticism — Synonyms and related words: adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, byword, catchword, collected sayings, conceit, crack, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, drollery,… … Moby Thesaurus