- quickness of wit
- уст. смекалка, сообразительность Syn : sconce, quick wits
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quickness of wit
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Quickness — Quick ness, n. 1. The condition or quality of being quick or living; life. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Touch it with thy celestial quickness. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion; speed; celerity; as, quickness … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wit — Wit, n. [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG. wizz[=i], Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. [root]133. See {Wit}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense. [1913 Webster] Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wit — n 1 intelligence, brain, *mind, intellect, soul, psyche Analogous words: *reason, understanding, intuition: comprehension, apprehension (see under APPREHEND): sagaciousness or sagacity, perspicaciousness or perspicacity (see corresponding… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
quickness — Synonyms and related words: ability, abruptness, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, agility, air speed, airmanship, alacrity, alertness, animation, anxiety, anxiousness, appetite, aptitude, aptness, artfulness, artisanship,… … Moby Thesaurus
wit — Synonyms and related words: ESP, IQ, Italian hand, ability, acumen, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, alertness, apprehension, art, artfulness, artifice, artisanship, artistry, assume, astuteness, awareness, balance, banana,… … Moby Thesaurus
wit — n 1. humor, facetiousness, drollery, funniness, wittiness, cleverness, piquancy, quickness; jocularity, waggishness. 2. badinage, persiflage, repartee, quip, wisecrack, saying, sarcasm; irony, satire, burlesque, parody, caricature, travesty;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
wit — n. 1. Intellect, understanding, mind, sense, reason, genius, mental power, intellectual faculties, thinking principle, mother wit. 2. Quick perception (as of partial resemblance in things mostly unlike), keen discernment, acumen, penetration,… … New dictionary of synonyms
humor, wit — Humor may be defined as a comic quality causing amusement: The humor of his predicament caused him to laugh at himself. Humor is also applied to the abilities and faculties of seeing, understanding, appreciating, and expressing what is amusing… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
flair — Synonyms and related words: ability, ableness, acuity, acumen, acuteness, adequacy, adroitness, an ear for, an eye for, aptitude, aptness, art, artistic skill, artistry, arty craftiness, bent, blazon, braininess, bravura, brightness, brilliance,… … Moby Thesaurus
talent — Synonyms and related words: Geist, Muse, ability, ableness, acuity, acuteness, adequacy, adroitness, afflatus, aptitude, aptness, art, artistic skill, artistry, arty craftiness, bent, braininess, brightness, brilliance, bump, caliber, capability … Moby Thesaurus
cleverness — [n] brightness, ingenuity ability, adroitness, astuteness, brains, calculation, canniness, dexterity, discernment, flair, gift, gumption, intelligence, quickness, quick wit, resourcefulness, sagacity, sense, sharpness, shrewdness, skill,… … New thesaurus
