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2 caption
['kæpʃən](a title or short note written on or beneath an illustration, cartoon, cinema or TV film etc: a witty caption.) titulek, nadpis, popisek* * *• titulek• podtitulek -
3 quip
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4 sparkle
1. noun1) (an effect like that made by little sparks: There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.) (za)jiskření2) (liveliness or brightness: She has lots of sparkle.) živost2. verb1) (to glitter, as if throwing off tiny sparks: The snow sparkled in the sunlight.) jiskřit2) (to be lively or witty: She really sparkled at that party.) zářit•* * *• jiskra• jiskřit -
5 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) humor, vtipnost2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) vtipný člověk3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) důvtip; inteligence•- 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* * *• vtip• důvtip -
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7 scintillating
['sintileitiŋ](witty; very clever and amusing: She was in a scintillating mood; scintillating wit.) jiskřící (vtipem)
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witty — witty, humorous, facetious, jocular, jocose are comparable when they apply to persons and their utterances and mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter or smiles. Witty (compare WIT) suggests a high degree of cleverness and quickness in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Witty — Wit ty, a. [Compar. {Wittier}; superl. {Wittiest}.] [AS. witig, wittig. See {Wit}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious; clever; cunning. [Obs.] The deep revolving witty Buckingham. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Witty — bezeichnet: Witty Wurm, Computer Schadsoftware Chris Witty (* 1975), US amerikanische Eisschnellläuferin Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
witty — index jocular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
witty — [adj] funny and clever amusing, bright, brilliant, campy*, crazy*, diverting, droll, entertaining, epigrammatic, facetious, fanciful, gay, humorous, ingenious, intelligent, jocose, jocular, joshing, keen, lively, original, penetrating, piercing,… … New thesaurus
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
witty — adj. witty of (that was witty of her) * * * [ wɪtɪ] witty of (that was witty of her) … Combinatory dictionary
