quick-wittedness
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈkwɪkˈwɪtɪdnəs/
- During the debate, his quick-wittedness impressed the audience and swayed many opinions.
Examples
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It is the women of the village who get Lovett's praise for physical courage and quick-wittedness; men figure little in the opening Cornwall chapter.
Academic text (1998) -
Her quick-wittedness helped her solve problems faster than her colleagues.
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This adjustment is central to the immigrant experience, and coping with it requires a combination of quick-wittedness, adaptability, and initiative.
Academic text (2002) -
The teacher admired her quick-wittedness, especially when she answered difficult questions with ease.
Synonyms
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4.0
Ability to think quickly and say clever, amusing things
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3.5
A mind that thinks quickly and makes sensible decisions
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2.8
Quick thinking that finds smart new ideas and solutions
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3.5
To think and react quickly when things go wrong
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8.3
Short, clever answers that make people laugh or the skill of giving them in conversation
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3.8
A quick, clear way of thinking that helps solve problems
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8.1
Ability to think quickly and clearly
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6.4
Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide
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4.1
To make quick, clever, funny comments that amuse people
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3.8
A quick mind that shows itself by saying smart, funny things
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4.0
The ability to think quickly and act cleverly
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4.1
A quick mind that understands things clearly
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9.6
The ability to notice and understand things quickly and clearly
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4.1
Ability to think and respond very fast in the mind
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6.9
Skill in understanding people or situations quickly and using that to your advantage
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5.0
The ability to make quick clever remarks that make people laugh
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7.0
A quick and clear way of thinking
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4.8
Quick thinking that helps you understand and answer fast
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5.2
A quality of being very smart and thinking quickly
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7.4
Thinking quickly and understanding things easily
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8.1
A quick, sharp kind of humor that criticizes ideas or people
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4.2
To think and answer quickly and correctly, especially when solving problems
Antonyms
How Quick-Minded
Surface Forms
Morphology
quick-wittedness = quick-witted (transparent) = quick + witted + ness
Formed by the adjective 'quick-witted' plus the nominalizing suffix '-ness', yielding a noun denoting that quality; the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Quick-wittedness comes from quick ('fast') and wit ('cleverness'), with -ness to make it a thing. So it means 'fast cleverness' — the ability to think and answer quickly.