brilliance of wit

  • 1wit — 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… …

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  • 2brilliance — 1755, from BRILLIANT (Cf. brilliant) (q.v.). Figurative sense (of wit, intelligence, etc.) is from 1779. Distinguished from BRILLIANCY (Cf. brilliancy) in that the latter usually is applied to things measurable in degrees …

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  • 3brilliance — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian splendor, Technicolor, ability, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, aptitude, aptness, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, aura, blare, blaze, blaze of glory, blazing light,… …

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  • 4wit — 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,… …

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  • 5wit — 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;… …

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  • 10John Kenneth Galbraith — (* 15. Oktober 1908 in Iona Station, Eriesee; † 29. April 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) war ein US amerikanischer Ökonom, Sozialkritiker, Präsidentenberater, Romancier und Diplomat. Galbraith war einer der einflussreichst …

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