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Wittiness turns me on more than anything else.
Caity Lotz

Meaning of "wittiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WITTINESS

wittiness  [ˈwɪtɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITTINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wittiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WITTINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wittiness

Wit

Wit is a form of intelligent humour, the ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny. A wit is a person skilled at making clever and funny remarks. Forms of wit include the quip and repartee.

Definition of wittiness in the English dictionary

The definition of wittiness in the dictionary is the quality of being characterized by clever humour or wit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WITTINESS


craftiness
ˈkrɑːftɪnɪs
dirtiness
ˈdɜːtɪnɪs
haughtiness
ˈhɔːtɪnɪs
heartiness
ˈhɑːtɪnɪs
lustiness
ˈlʌstɪnɪs
mightiness
ˈmaɪtɪnɪs
mustiness
ˈmʌstɪnɪs
nastiness
ˈnɑːstɪnɪs
naughtiness
ˈnɔːtɪnɪs
pettiness
ˈpɛtɪnɪs
prettiness
ˈprɪtɪnɪs
shittiness
ˈʃɪtɪnɪs
slatiness
ˈsleɪtɪnɪs
snippetiness
ˈsnɪpɪtɪnɪs
sportiness
ˈspɔːtɪnɪs
tastiness
ˈteɪstɪnɪs
thriftiness
ˈθrɪftɪnɪs
uppitiness
ˈʌpɪtɪnɪs
weightiness
ˈweɪtɪnɪs
yeastiness
ˈjiːstɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITTINESS

witney
wits
Witsie
Witt
Witte
Wittenberg
witter
Wittgenstein
Wittgensteinian
witticism
wittier
wittiest
wittily
witting
wittingly
wittol
wittolly
witty
witwall
witwanton

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITTINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of wittiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wittiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITTINESS

Find out the translation of wittiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wittiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wittiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

急智
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wittiness
570 millions of speakers

English

wittiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wittiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ظرف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

остроумие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wittiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wittiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wittiness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Witz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

機知
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wittiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wittiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dí dỏm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திறம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्रपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

esprililik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spiritosaggine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wittiness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дотепність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wittiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευφυία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geestigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wittiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wittiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wittiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITTINESS»

The term «wittiness» is regularly used and occupies the 98.768 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITTINESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wittiness

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QUOTES WITH «WITTINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wittiness.
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Caity Lotz
Wittiness turns me on more than anything else.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITTINESS»

Discover the use of wittiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wittiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Miscellanea Neotestamentica: storm on the lake:
IS WITTINESS UNCHRISTIAN? A Note on euTpaTteXia in Eph. v 4 P. W. VAN DER HORST In order to know why the author of the Epistle to the Ephesians says (v 4) that there is no room for euTpctTteXia in the Christian community, one ...
Tjitze Baarda, Albertus Frederik Johannes Klijn, Williem Cornelis van Unnik, 1978
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Aristotle's Biopsychosocial Model of Psychology and ...
1780) The virtue of wittiness of wittiness, on the other hand, involves a sense of humor that avoids both defect and excess. The virtue of wittiness refers to an individual having a humorous agility that is executed with both tact and taste.
Daniel Elliot Lee, 2008
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An Introduction to Ethics: Five Central Problems of Moral ...
It is hard to correlate wittiness, or readiness of wit, with an emotion. But a link with desire is easily made: the person who displays ready and decorous wit is fulfilling a desire to give intellectual pleasure by (say) deftly uniting incongruous ideas, ...
Geoffrey Thomas, 1993
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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
In the midst of his praise of wittiness, Aristotle issues a warning: just as lawgivers forbid slandering certain things, so perhaps they need also to prohibit joking about some things. The need for such legal prohibition is grounded in the power of ...
Aristotle, 2012
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Theophrastus of Eresus Commentary Volume 6.1: Sources on Ethics
The distinction between the listener and the speaker is important in that it helps us understand that wittiness takes two forms. I cite EE 3.7 1234a14-18: “Since there are two kinds of wittiness—for one kind consists in enjoying what is humorous, ...
William Fortenbaugh, 2010
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Action and Contemplation: Studies in the Moral and Political ...
In the midst of his praise of wittiness, Aristotle issues a warning: observing that a joke is a form of slander, he suggests that just as lawgivers forbid slandering certain things, perhaps they need also to prohibit joking about some things (1 ...
Robert C. Bartlett, Susan D. Collins, 1999
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Developing a Virtue-imbued Casuistry for Business Ethics
... not define truthfulness per se, but describes itinterms of its abridgments. Wittiness. Last andassort ofa finale,Aristotle identifies wittiness asvirtue. The meanof buffoonery and boorishness, wittiness is a form of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 thoughtful humor.
Martin J. Calkins, 2014
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The Sense of Humor: Explorations of a Personality Characteristic
More recently, Feingold and Mazzella (1991, 1993) have developed a multidimensional model of "wittiness" that bears some similarity to Svebak's theory. Feingold and Mazzella (1993: 439) defined wittiness as "the ability to perceive in an ...
Willibald Ruch, 2007
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The Primer of Humor Research
... “wittiness ” They defined wittiness as the ability to perceive in an ingeniously humorous manner the relationship between seemingly incongruous things According to them wittiness is composed of the three dimensions of humor motivation ...
Victor Raskin, 2008
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Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology
Likewise, wittiness has a powerful impact at first chat, but its impact may be reduced once we know other characteristics of the person. \Nhen wittiness is perceived to be super— ficial and more profound characteristics, such as kindness and ...
Adam Joinson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITTINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wittiness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Complete Wittiness
As the audience watches it all unfold, they will delight in the antics, the crazy satirical humor, the mocking jabs and the complete wittiness. Definitely not written to ... «Journal Review, Jul 15»
2
Don't let a relationship change who you are
I'd tiptoe around my words, making sure I didn't anger or offend him with my wittiness and sarcasm. He was just no fun. He lugged around loads of stress and ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
3
Claudia Jordan Leaves The Ricky Smiley Show Shortly After Real …
"There are a whole lot of things I want to do that will better showcase my talents, personality, intelligence and wittiness and I'm ready to pursue them! «E! Online, Jul 15»
4
Wittiness Quembo assina pelas águias
O Benfica chegou a acordo com o Nacional (e também com a Liga Desportiva de Maputo, clube formador e que detinha uma parte do passe) para a ... «Record, Feb 15»
5
Hysterically funny 'Tartuffe'
The conflict between good and evil is timeless, and when presented with the wittiness “Tartuffe” deserves, the play is specifically suited to our time and any time. «NewsOK.com, Feb 15»
6
'Bat Boy': The Play This Campus Deserves
23, wins points for consistency, wittiness, and overall polish. With a sophisticated, clever set and costume design, and self-aware actors who toe the line ... «Harvard Crimson, Nov 14»
7
Bigg Boss 8 Day 46: Gautam impresses with his wittiness, Puneet's …
New Delhi:Bigg Boss 8 Day 46 started with the surprising entry of Puneet who was expelled from the house following his violent behaviour towards ... «indiatvnews.com, Nov 14»
8
Flix: 'Frances Ha' reflects on friendship, quarterlife crisis
While mumblecore movies catered to a niche Sundance audience, they often exhibited the candidness and wittiness of old French films (the French New Wave ... «The Knox Student, Oct 14»
9
Livewell's Latest
When he first started his musical career, Witty went through the dictionary and found a word that described his humor, his—for lack of a better word—wittiness. «Chargerbulletin, Sep 14»
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Lloyd Cole's warm and witty way
He spiked his banter with the same degree of wittiness as his lyrics: of Undressed, he said, “I wrote this song for Julio Iglesias. He didn't want it. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 14»

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