Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 115 compound words that contain wit. The most common are listed below. Open wit in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- mother witInborn intelligence; innate good sense.
- brevity is the soul of witConciseness of expression is an essential characteristic of astute, perceptive, or witty remarks.
- lack-witAlternative form of lackwit: A witless person; a fool.
- half-witA stupid or inept person.
- native witThe intelligence or common sense with which one is normally born.
- wit wooa double whistle expressing someone is attractive
- blood-witAlternative form of blood-wite: A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
- wit-crackingWisecracking; making jokes or witty comments.
- after-witAlternative spelling of afterwit: Wisdom which comes after the event.
- fore-witAlternative form of forewit: Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
- wit-mongersplural of wit-monger: One who attempts to be witty.
- wit-mongerAlternative form of witmonger: One who attempts to be witty.
- staircase witThe thinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.
- wit-wantonAlternative form of witwanton: One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to be cleverly amusing but falls short.
- wit toothSynonym of wisdom tooth: One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.
- wit-crackerOne who makes jests; a joker.
- wit teethplural of wit tooth: One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.
- wit-crackersplural of wit-cracker: One who makes jests; a joker.
- wit-wantonsplural of wit-wanton: One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to be cleverly amusing but falls short.
Compound words 115
- witnessAttestation of a fact or event; testimony.
- wittyClever; amusingly ingenious.
- witlessLacking wit or understanding; foolish.
- dimwitA person who is deficient in intelligence.
- nitwitA scatterbrained or stupid person.
- wittedhaving a specified form of wit (intellectual ability)
- lackwitA witless person; a fool.
- bewitTo bequeath.
- witfulFull of or possessing wit; wise; sensible
- midwitA person of middling intellect; someone who is neither particularly dull nor particularly smart, especially if they act as though they are smarter than they are.