wittiness

/wˈɪtɪnəs/ noun

the quality of being witty

Word Origin From Old English witt 'mind, understanding,' from PIE *weid- 'to see, to know.' Witty originally meant 'knowledgeable,' then 'cleverly humorous.' Wittiness is the noun form: the quality of being witty. The root *weid- gives us wise, wisdom, vision, and video. So wittiness is literally 'knowing-ness' turned into clever humor.

noun the quality of being witty countable

His quick wittiness always made him the life of the party.

(名词) 机智;风趣;诙谐;幽默 【机智风趣】

他敏捷的机智总是让他成为派对的焦点人物。

(sustantivo) ingenio; ocurrencia; chispa; agudeza; gracejo [La cualidad de ser ingenioso u ocurrente.]

Su rápida agudeza siempre lo convertía en el alma de la fiesta.

(nom) esprit; humour; finesse; sel [Qualité d'une personne spirituelle ; capacité à faire des remarques fines et plaisantes.]

Sa wittiness spontanée faisait de lui l'âme de chaque soirée.

(Substantiv) Witz; Scharfsinnigkeit; Geistreichheit [Die Eigenschaft, geistreich, schlagfertig oder humorvoll zu sein; die Fähigkeit, treffende und unterhaltsame Bemerkungen zu machen.]

Seine schnelle **wittiness** machte ihn immer zum Mittelpunkt der Party.

(名詞) 機知に富んでいる性質、才気や wit(ウィット)に富んだ性質。

彼の即座に繰り出される機知は、いつも彼をパーティーの中心人物にしていた。

(substantivo) espirituosidade; graça; engenho; humor [a qualidade de ser espirituoso ou engenhoso.]

Sua rápida espirituosidade sempre fez dele a alma da festa.

Word parts: wit + ty + ness

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