eutrapelian.
Wit, repartee; liveliness; urbanity; = eutrapely n.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun]
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eutrapelia1956
1956 Ess. & Stud. 9 65 The satire extends through sex, religion, politics: to the Statesman who is an ‘easy’ man (the overtones of that word are impossible to define; it is often something like eutrapelia).
1965 Battershaw & Quinn tr. Rahner (title) Man at play, or did you ever practise eutrapelia?
1965 Battershaw & Quinn tr. Rahner v. 95 The object of eutrapelia is play for the sake of seriousness.
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n.1956- throw caution to the winds
- throw chuck one's weight about or around
- throw chuck, in the towel
- throw cold water on
- throw cushion
- throw death
- throw discredit on
- throw discredit upon
- throw down
- throw down one's arms
- throw down one's brief
- throw down one's etc
- throw down one's weapons
- throw down the gauntlet
- throw dust in the eyes of
- throw etc one's weight about or around
- throw everything at
- throw everything into
- throw fire
- throw fling) in a person's face
- throw fling) something in a person's face
- throw good money after bad
- throw handkerchief
- throw in
- throw in a person's way