MOTHER WIT

Meaning of MOTHER WIT in English

natural or practical intelligence, wit, or sense.

[ 1400-50; late ME moderis wytte ]

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MOTHER WIT — noun Date: 15th century natural wit or intelligence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTHER WIT — noun : natural or native wit or intelligence
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTHER WIT — n. common sense, horse sense, plain good sense
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOTHER WIT — Date: 15th century : natural wit or intelligence
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTHER WIT — Function: noun Date: 15th century : natural wit or intelligence
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOTHER WIT — [mother wit] n (15c): natural wit or intelligence
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTHER WIT — Function: noun Synonyms: INTELLIGENCE 1, brain(s), brainpower, mentality, sense, wit
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MOTHER-WIT — n. Native wit, common-sense.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
MOTHER WIT — noun Synonyms: intelligence 1, brain(s), brainpower, mentality, sense, wit
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTHER WIT — природный ум, смекалка природный ум; смекалка здравый смысл
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER WIT — Разум
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER WIT — 1> природный ум; смекалка 2> здравый смысл
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTHER WIT — 1) природный ум, смекалка 2) здравый смысл Syn:common sense
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOTHER WIT — 1) природный ум; смекалка 2) здравый смысл
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MOTHER WIT — 1) природный ум; смекалка 2> здравый смысл
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER WIT — n. здравый смысл, природный ум, смекалка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOTHER WIT — n. здравый смысл, природный ум, смекалка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOTHER WIT — 1) природный ум, смекалка 2) здравый смысл Syn: common sense
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOTHER WIT — 1) природный ум, смекалка 2) здравый смысл Syn: common sense
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOTHER WIT — природный ум, смекалка природный ум; смекалка здравый смысл
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day …
Английский словарь Британика
WIT — I. ˈwit, usu -id.+V verb ( past wist ˈwist ; past part wist present part witting present first & third …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTHER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIT — wit 1 /wit/ , n. 1. the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTHER
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIT — I. ˈwit verb ( wist ˈwist ; wit·ting present first & third singular wot ˈwät) Etymology: Middle English witen (1st …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTHER
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIT — (·inf) of wit. 2. wit ·v mind; intellect; understanding; sense. 3. wit ·noun to know; to learn. 4. wit ·v …
Webster English vocab
MOTHER — noun an old woman or matron. 2. mother ·noun hysterical passion; hysteria. 3. mother ·vi to become like, or full …
Webster English vocab
WIT — [wit] vb wist ; wit.ting pres 1st & 3d sing wot [ME witen (1st & 3d sing. pres. wot, past …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTHER
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTHER — mother, M~ BrE AmE ˈmʌð ə AmE - ə r ▷ mother|ed d ▷ mothering ˈmʌð ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ mother|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIT — / wɪt; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , sing. ] the ability to say or write things that are …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER — / ˈmʌðə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a female parent of a child or animal; a person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIT — wit /wɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'knowledge, intelligence' ] 1 . AMUSING [uncountable] the ability …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTHER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIT — n. 1 (in sing. or pl.) intelligence; quick understanding (has quick wits; a nimble wit). 2 a the unexpected, quick, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIT — n. 1 (in sing. or pl.) intelligence; quick understanding (has quick wits; a nimble wit). 2 a the unexpected, quick, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTHER — n. & v. n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIT — 1. n.1 (in sing. or pl.) intelligence; quick understanding (has quick wits; a nimble wit). 2 a the unexpected, quick, …
Oxford English vocab
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Oxford English vocab
WIT — ( wits) 1. Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way. Boulding …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER — ( mothers, mothering, mothered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your mother …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ready wit ▪ an intelligent man with a ready wit addle sb’s brains/wits ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a proud mother/father/parent ▪ Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIT — [noun] [U]Is it really beyond the wit (= wits) of the council to realise they can't postpone this decision indefinitely?He …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTHER — (PARENT) [noun] [C] - a female parentMy mother was 21 when she had (= gave birth to) me.All the mothers …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTHER — n. Mother Cabrini Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day and Father's Day …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WIT — Synonyms and related words : ESP, IQ, Italian hand, ability, acumen, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, alertness, apprehension, art, artfulness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTHER — MOTHER, or THE MOTHER. A bawd. Mother abbess: the same. Mother midnight; a midwife. Mother in law's bit; a small …
Slang English vocab
WIT — n. half wit mother wit to wit
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WIT — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: MIND 1, brain, gray matter, head, ||upper story, ||upperworks Related Words: perspicacity, sagacity; apprehension, awareness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WIT — I. ||wit verb Synonyms: understand 3, assume, believe, ||conceit, conceive, gather, imagine, ||reckon, suppose, think II. wit noun 1. Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIT — noun 1 clever use of words ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ quick , ready ▪ acerbic , barbed , biting , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOTHER — INDEX: 1. a mother 2. what you call your mother 3. the time when a woman is a mother 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
WIT — n. 25B6; noun he needed all his wits to escape : INTELLIGENCE, shrewdness, astuteness, cleverness, canniness, (common) sense, wisdom, sagacity, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIT — n. 1 intelligence, brains, mind, (common) sense, judgement, understanding, discernment, wisdom, sagacity, insight, astuteness, cleverness, Slang savvy He hasn't the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WIT — 1. сущ. 1) часто мн. разум, ум 2) остроумие to display, show wit ≈ продемонстрировать остроумие/сообразительность dry wit ≈ сдержанный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIT — wit.ogg _I wıt n 1. часто pl ум, разум quick slow wits - сообразительность несообразительность dull wits - тупоумие, тупость …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTHER
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTHER — 1) второй оригинал матрицы 2) исходный 3) маточный 4) первичный • - mother aircraft - mother brine - mother crystal - mother liquor - mother metal - mother nucleus - mother …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WIT — ведать, знать; узнать to wit leg. то есть, a именно (oft. pl.) ум, разум; остроумие; остряк; wits - мозги one's …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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