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wittiness


Meanings
  • The ability to make clever and inventive remarks, and to think quickly and inventively in a variety of situations.


Variants
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wittier , wittiest , wittily , wittiness , wittinesses , witty
Forms
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{"id"=>"1", "term"=>"wittiness", "description"=>"A quality or characteristic of being quick-witted, clever, inventive, and quick-thinking.", "language"=>"en"}


Quotes
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  1. Yet for all his solemnity, Hamlet was also the play's and Shakespeare's "wittiest" wit, with as many one-liners as any comic in the whole canon.

    - Reed Whittemore,{it}Pure Lives{/it},1988
  2. … when she walked up to me and made a caustic remark on the principal's address of the morning, I couldn't help laughing, as she was obviously not only intelligent but very "witty".

    - Margaret A. Edwards,{it}The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts{/it},1994
  3. We'd kept everything "witty" and cool, until the air between us was so ironized that to say anything in earnest would have been a breach of manners, even of trust.

    - Tobias Wolff,{it}Old School{/it},2003

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[{"id"=>"1", "term"=>"wittiness in ancient Greece", "description"=>"In ancient Greece, wittiness was highly valued and celebrated as a sign of intelligence, creativity, and quick thinking. The ancient Greeks loved to tell clever and inventive jokes, and they often used wittiness as a way to communicate effectively and to build strong and meaningful relationships.", "language"=>"en"}]

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