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[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) humor, vtipnosť, duchaplnosť2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) vtipný človek3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) dôvtip; inteligencia•- 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* * *• vtipnost• vtipný• vtip• dôvtip• duchaplný• inteligencia• chápavost• rozum -
2 half-wit
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3 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) pol, polovica2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) napoly3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičný3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) napoly2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) napoly•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *• polovica• polovicný• napoly
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wit-snapper — witˈ snapper noun (Shakespeare) Someone who affects wit or repartee • • • Main Entry: ↑wit … Useful english dictionary
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wit — Both the noun wit [OE] and the verb [OE] go back ultimately to the Indo European base *woid , *weid , *wid . This originally meant ‘see’, in which sense it has given English visible, vision, etc, but it developed metaphorically to ‘know’, and it… … Word origins
wit — noun 1 clever use of words ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ quick, ready ▪ acerbic, barbed, biting, caustic, dry … Collocations dictionary
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wit — noun 1 AMUSING (U) the ability to say things that are clever and amusing: a woman of great wit and charm | quick/dry/sharp wit: His sharp wit had them all smiling. 2 AMUSING PERSON (C) someone who is able to say clever and funny things: Oscar… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wit — noun 1) (wits) he needed all his wits to escape Syn: intelligence, shrewdness, astuteness, cleverness, canniness, sense, common sense, wisdom, sagacity, judgment, acumen, insight; brains, mind; informal … Thesaurus of popular words
wit´less|ness — wit|less «WIHT lihs», adjective. 1. lacking sense; stupid; foolish: »a witless person, a witless remark. Crossing the street without looking in both directions is a witless thing to do. SYNONYM(S): brainless. 2. not knowing; unaware: »to be… … Useful english dictionary
wit´less|ly — wit|less «WIHT lihs», adjective. 1. lacking sense; stupid; foolish: »a witless person, a witless remark. Crossing the street without looking in both directions is a witless thing to do. SYNONYM(S): brainless. 2. not knowing; unaware: »to be… … Useful english dictionary