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Meaning of "wittol" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WITTOL

Wetewold, from witen to know (see wit²) + -wold, perhaps from cokewoldcuckold.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WITTOL

wittol  [ˈwɪtəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITTOL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wittol 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 WITTOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wittol

Cuckold

Cuckold historically referred to a husband with an adulterous wife and is still often used with this meaning. In evolutionary biology, the term cuckold is also applied to males who are unwittingly investing parental effort in offspring that are not genetically their own. Since the 1990s, the term has also been widely used to refer to a sexual fetish in which the fetishist is stimulated by their committed partner choosing to have sex with someone else.

Definition of wittol in the English dictionary

The definition of wittol in the dictionary is a man who tolerates his wife's unfaithfulness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WITTOL


acquittal
əˈkwɪtəl
capital
ˈkæpɪtəl
Capitol
ˈkæpɪtəl
digital
ˈdɪdʒɪtəl
fatal
ˈfeɪtəl
genital
ˈdʒɛnɪtəl
hospital
ˈhɒspɪtəl
it´ll
ˈɪtəl
little
ˈlɪtəl
marital
ˈmærɪtəl
natal
ˈneɪtəl
orbital
ˈɔːbɪtəl
prenatal
priːˈneɪtəl
quittal
ˈkwɪtəl
skeletal
ˈskɛlɪtəl
subtitle
ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəl
title
ˈtaɪtəl
vegetal
ˈvɛdʒɪtəl
vital
ˈvaɪtəl
whittle
ˈwɪtəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITTOL

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITTOL

air pistol
Bristol
City of Bristol
erythritol
ethambutol
eucalyptol
extol
inositol
maltol
mannitol
metol
phytol
pistol
santol
sorbitol
sotol
State Capitol
the Capitol
water pistol
xylitol

Synonyms and antonyms of wittol in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wittol» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITTOL

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The translations of wittol from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wittol» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

wittol
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wittol
570 millions of speakers

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wittol
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wittol
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

wittol
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

wittol
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wittol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wittol
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wittol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wittol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wittol
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

wittol
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wittol
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wittol
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

wittol
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wittol
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विट्टोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wittol
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wittol
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wittol
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

wittol
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wittol
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

wittol
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

wittol
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

wittol
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

wittol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wittol

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITTOL»

The term «wittol» is used very little and occupies the 152.057 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITTOL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wittol» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wittol» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITTOL»

Discover the use of wittol in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wittol and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Society in Brussels Described, Or Letters in Rhime ...
Horatius Cocles Wittol. The Kentish exile too's invited Tho' Madam , by his spouse, is slighted ; Such is the dearth of respectable , And well dressed men , to Gil one's table — But Jerry sets not how he's lowered , By cringing to a rogue , and ...
Horatius Cocles Wittol, 1825
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The County Magazine
Old wittol, blind buzzard, can'st thou not fee ? These are three milch cows my mother sent to me. Ods bobs ! there's our milch cows with bridles on ! The like was never known, a wittol I went out, Aid a cuckold I'm come home. II. I went into my ...
‎1788
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Stra to Z
Wittol. 1857. Trollope, Barchester Towers, xli. The wishy-washy, bread-and-butter period of life. 1876. Hindley, Cheap Jack, 192. Mo and his man were having a great breakfast ... off a twopenny buster and a small bit of butter, with some wishy-  ...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1904
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An Incredible Bore: A Familiar Epistle; from Roger Wittol, Esq
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Roger Wittol, 2010
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English Society in Brussels Described, Or, Letters in Rhime
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Horatius Cocles Wittol, 2010
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The Encyclopædic Dictionary: A New, and Original Work of ...
To make a wittol or cuckold of. " He would wittol me." Daeenport : City Hatch, i. I. * wit-tol-ljr; a. [Eng. wittol; -y.\ Like a wittol or cuckold ; cuckoldly. " The jealous witt- lly knave hath it.nn.wi oí money." — Shak.*p. : Merry Wipes, ||. 2. Witts, s.
Robert Hunter, 1888
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
1632. Rowley, New Wonder[Anc.Dr., v.266J. Nay worse, I'll stain thyruff ; nay, worse than that, I'll do thus. [Holds a wisp.] M.Fost. Ohmy heart, gossip, do you see this ? was ever Woman thusabus'd ? Wittol, subs. (old).—A husband who knows ...
Anonymous
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Universal Dictionary of the English Language: A New and ...
Wit—“LU, 0. [Eng. wittol; 1.] Like a wittol or cuckold ; cuckoldly. “ The jealous wirtollg kuave hath masses of money." Map. : Merry Wives. ii. 2. Wins, a. [Etyun doubtful.] Tin ore from the stamping-floor. wii'g-ty,l' wit-tie, a. [A.S. vitig, wittig.) l1“, s. ' 1.
Robert Hunter, Charles Morris, 1900
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Folk-Etymology
Wittall, \ old English words for a Wit-all, / patient cuckold, as if a husband who wits all and is aware of his own disgrace, has been considered a corruption of A. Sax. wittol, knowing, and the word is spelt wittol in Shakespeare, Ford, and the old ...
10
The Modern British Drama: Comedies
Sir Joseph Wittol ? Sir Jo. The same, sir, of Wittol Hall, in comitatu Bucks. Sharp. Is it possible !-Then I am happy to have obliged the mirror of knighthood and pink of courtesy in the age—Lct me embrace you. Sir Jo. O Lord, sir! Sharp. My loss I ...
Sir Walter Scott, 1811

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITTOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wittol is used in the context of the following news items.
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Global Cosmed rozwija współpracę z Rossmannem
Zawarcie umowy z jednym z liderów europejskiego rynku drogeryjnego, to efekt przejęcia aktywów niemieckiego producenta domal wittol przez Global Cosmed. «Parkiet, Dec 14»
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Global Cosmed liczy na zysk domal wittol w '15 i planuje kolejne …
Global Cosmed liczy, że przejęta działalność niemieckiej spółki domal wittol zwiększy wynik netto grupy w 2015 r. - poinformowała Ewa Wójcikowska, prezes ... «Bankier, Nov 14»
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M&A-Deals: Novartis, Bayer CropScience, Douglas
Weitere M&A-Deals. Der insolvente Waschmittelhersteller Domal Wittol hat mit der polnischen Global Cosmed Gruppe einen neuen Eigentümer gefunden. «FINANCE, Oct 14»
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76 Arbeitsplätze gerettet: Waschmittelhersteller Domal-Wittol aus …
Stadtilm Zweieinhalb Monate nach Insolvenzanmeldung gebe es für den insolventen Waschmittelhersteller "domal wittol" wieder eine Perspektive, geht aus ... «Thüringer Allgemeine, Oct 14»
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BRIEF-Global Cosmed and its units to take over domal wittol's assets
Said on Monday together with it units, Global Cosmed Domal GmbH and Domal Grundstuecksgesellschaft mbH, it acquired assets of domal wittol Wasch und ... «Reuters, Oct 14»
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Zawarcie znaczącej umowy – nabycia aktywów domal wittol Wasch …
Emitent informuje, iż w dniu 12 października 2014 roku dokonał transakcji nabycia, bezpośrednio oraz poprzez spółki zależne, aktywów domal wittol Wasch und ... «Bankier, Oct 14»
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Mehrere Interessenten für Domal in Stadtilm
Die insolvente Domal-Wittol Wasch- und Reinigungsmittel GmbH. Foto: Marco Kneise. Der vom Gericht eingesetzte Insolvenzverwalter Kai Dellit führt laut der ... «Thüringer Allgemeine, Sep 14»
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Finanzierungen: Gunvor, Joyou, Allgeier
Der Waschmittelhersteller Domal-Wittol hat Insolvenz abgemeldet. Das Amtsgericht Erfurt hat Kai Dellit als vorläufigen Insolvenzverwalter eingesetzt. «FINANCE, Aug 14»
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Unternehmen: Waschmittelhersteller Domal-Wittol soll in Insolvenz …
Der Wasch- und Reinigungsmittelhersteller Domal-Wittol im thüringischen ... Der MDR Thüringen hatte zuvor über die Insolvenz der domal-wittol Wasch- und ... «FOCUS Online, Jul 14»
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Nach Umsatzeinbruch versucht Domal nun wieder Fuß zu fassen
Stadtilmer Waschmittelhersteller "Domal" meldet Insolvenz an. Stadtilm. Der angeschlagene Hersteller von Wasch- und Reinigungsmitteln Domal-Wittol aus ... «Thüringer Allgemeine, Jul 14»

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