witty

See also: Witty

English

Etymology

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From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ (“clever, wise”), equivalent to wit +‎ -y, See Norwegian Bokmål vettig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪti/
• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪti/, [ˈwɪɾi]
• Rhymes: -ɪti

Adjective

witty (comparative wittier, superlative wittiest)

1. (obsolete) Wise, having good judgement.
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     Then cam there a lady that was a wytty lady, and she seyde playnly unto the Kyng […] that he sholde never be hole but yf that Sir Trystrames wente into the same contrey than the venym came fro, and in that contrey sholde he be holpyn, other ellys never.

2. (archaic) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
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3. Clever; amusingly ingenious.

   His speech was both witty and informative.

4. Full of wit.

   His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.

5. Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.

   She may have grown older, but she has grown no less witty.

Synonyms

• facetious
• humorous
• jocose
• jocular
• quick
• lively
• See also Thesaurus:witty

Translations

possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity

• Dutch: wijs (nl)
• Finnish: terävä (fi)
• German: witzig (de)
• Italian: arguto (it), faceto (it)
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• Portuguese: sábio (pt) m
• Russian: у́мный (ru) (úmnyj), смышлёный (ru) (smyšljónyj), сообрази́тельный (ru) (soobrazítelʹnyj), разу́мный (ru) (razúmnyj)
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clever; amusingly ingenious

• Czech: vtipný (cs) m
• Dutch: geestig (nl)
• Finnish: naseva (fi), sukkelasanainen
• French: fin (fr)
• German: geistreich (de), witzig (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀστεῖος (asteîos), εὐτράπελος (eutrápelos)

• Hungarian: szellemes (hu)
• Indonesian: jenaka (id)
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• Irish: tráthúil
• Italian: ingegnoso (it), fine (it), convincente (it), malizioso (it), faceto (it) m
• Latin: facētus, salsus
• Maori: tātākī
• Polish: dowcipny (pl) m
• Portuguese: engenhoso (pt)
• Russian: остроу́мный (ru) (ostroúmnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaiteach
• Spanish: ingenioso (es) m

full of wit

• Danish: åndrig
• Finnish: välkky (fi)
• German: geistreich (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀστεῖος (asteîos), εὐτράπελος (eutrápelos)

• Hungarian: szellemes (hu)
• Irish: tráthúil
• Italian: spiritoso (it)
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• Maori: tātākī
• Norwegian: vittig, åndrik
• Russian: остроу́мный (ru) (ostroúmnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaiteach
• Spanish: mordaz (es)

quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits

• Finnish: välkky (fi)
• German: geistreich (de), schlagfertig (de)
• Italian: arguzia (it) f
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• Portuguese: arguto (pt)
• Russian: смышлёный (ru) (smyšljónyj), сообрази́тельный (ru) (soobrazítelʹnyj)