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单词 mother wit
释义

mother wit

noun

: natural wit or intelligence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But their ingenuity, mother wit and good common sense made them masters in their profession without the aid of measuring spoons and cups, modern equipment or science. Hannah Giorgis, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

mother wit

noun

as in horse sense

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • horse sense
  • common sense
  • insight
  • perception
  • judgment
  • perspicacity
  • acumen
  • discernment
  • alertness
  • talent
  • astuteness
  • apprehension
  • percipience
  • aptitude
  • discriminability
  • eggheadedness
  • gray matter
  • judgement
  • wit
  • brilliance
  • wisdom
  • sagacity
  • highbrowism
  • intellectualism
  • sapience
  • braininess
  • intellect
  • skull
  • mind
  • intelligence
  • brain
  • mentality
  • reason
  • sense
  • intellectuality
  • brainpower
  • headpiece
  • smarts
  • head

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • density
  • dulness
  • doltishness
  • slowness
  • idiocy
  • dullness
  • feeblemindedness
  • stupidity
  • foolishness
  • half-wittedness
  • imbecility
  • denseness
  • dumbness
  • fatuity
  • senselessness
  • simpleness
  • dopiness
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