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1 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) πνεύμα, χιούμορ2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) πνευματώδης άνθρωπος, χιομορίστας3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) εξυπνάδα, ευστροφία•- 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
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2 Wit
subs.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.Be at one's wit's end: P. and V. ἀπορεῖν, ἀμηχανεῖν (rare P.), P. ἄπορος καθεστηκέναι, ἐν ἀπόρῳ ἔχεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wit
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3 wit
1) εξυπνάδα2) πνεύμα -
4 half-wit
noun (a fool or idiot.) ηλίθιος -
5 To wit
adv.See Namely.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > To wit
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6 dazzling
1) (extremely bright: a dazzling light.) εκτυφλωτικός2) (colourful; impressive: a dazzling display of wit.) εκθαμβωτικός -
7 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) στεγνός2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) ανιαρός3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) (για χιούμορ) με επίφαση σοβαρότητας4) ((of wine) not sweet.) ξηρός2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) στεγνώνω- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
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8 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.) μισό2) (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.) ημίχρονο2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.)2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.)3) (not full or complete: a half smile.)3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) ως τη μέση,μισο-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) σχεδόν,μισο-•- 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
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9 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) επισκιάζω -
10 pass as/for
(to be mistaken for or accepted as: Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.) θεωρούμαι,περνώ για -
11 scintillating
['sintileitiŋ](witty; very clever and amusing: She was in a scintillating mood; scintillating wit.) σπινθηροβόλος χαρακτήρας, `σπίθα` -
12 sparkling
1) ((of wines) giving off bubbles of gas.) αφρώδης2) (lively: sparkling humour/wit.) σπινθηροβόλος -
13 Acuteness
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Acuteness
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14 Mother
subs.Of or from a mother: Ar. and V. μητρόθεν.On the mother's side: P. and V. πρὸς μητρός, V. μητρόθεν:P. κατὰ τὴν μητέρα (Thuc. 1, 127).Mother of all (as adj.); V. παμμήτωρ.Mother of arts (as adj.): V. μουσομήτωρ.Mother of iron (as adj.); V. σιδηρομήτωρ.Having the same mother, adj.: Ar. and P. ὁμομήτριος.Mother city, subs: P. μητρόπολις, ἡ.Mother wit: P. οἰκεία σύνεσις (Thuc. 1, 138).Of a mother, adj.: P. and V. μητρῷος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mother
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15 Repartee
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Repartee
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16 Sally
subs.P. ἐκδρομή, ἡ, ἐπεκδρομή, ἡ, ἐκβοήθεια, ἡ, ἐπιδρομή, ἡ, ἔξοδος, ἡ, ἐπέξοδος, ἡ.By sea: P. and V. ἔκπλους, ὅ.Make a sally, v.: P. ἐπεκθεῖν, ἐκβοηθεῖν; see sally forth.Sally of wit: Ar. and P. σκῶμμα, τό.——————v. intrans.Sally forth: Ar. and P. ἐκτρέχειν, ἐκθεῖν (Xen.), P. ἐπεκθεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sally
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17 Smartness
subs.Showiness: P. εὐπρέπεια, ἡ.Brightness: P. λαμπρότης, ἡ.Wit: P. χαριεντισμός, ὁ.Quickness: P. ὀξύτης, ἡ·Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Smartness
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