witty

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• UK: /ˈwɪti/
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• US: [ˈwɪɾi]
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• CMU ARPABET: W IH1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz (“knowing, wise, clever”), equivalent to wit + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German wittich, gewittich (“knowing, clever, wise, understanding”), German witzig (“funny, witty”), Norwegian Bokmål vettig, Norwegian Nynorsk vittig (“witty”).

91 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: սրամիտ (sramit) — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Bulgarian: умен (umen) — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Bulgarian: разумен (razumen) — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Dutch: wijs — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Esperanto: sprita — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Finnish: terävä — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• German: witzig — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• German: geistreich — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Italian: arguto — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Italian: faceto — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Portuguese: sábio — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Russian: у́мный (úmnyj) — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Russian: смышлёный (smyšljónyj) — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Russian: сообрази́тельный (soobrazítelʹnyj) — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Russian: разу́мный (razúmnyj) — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Spanish: chispeante — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Spanish: donairoso — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Spanish: donoso — possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity
• Armenian: սրամիտ (sramit) — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Azerbaijani: hazırcavab — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Bulgarian: остроумен (ostroumen) — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Bulgarian: духовяит (duhovjait) — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Czech: vtipný — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Dutch: geestig — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Finnish: naseva — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Finnish: sukkelasanainen — clever; amusingly ingenious
• French: fin — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Galician: enxeñoso — clever; amusingly ingenious
• German: geistreich — clever; amusingly ingenious
• German: witzig — clever; amusingly ingenious
• German: originell — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Ancient Greek: ἀστεῖος (asteîos) — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Ancient Greek: εὐτράπελος (eutrápelos) — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Hungarian: szellemes — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Indonesian: jenaka — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Irish: tráthúil — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Italian: ingegnoso — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Italian: fine — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Italian: convincente — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Italian: malizioso — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Italian: faceto — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Italian: spiritoso — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Latin: facētus — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Latin: salsus — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Māori: tātākī — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Polish: dowcipny — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Portuguese: engenhoso — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Portuguese: espirituoso — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Russian: остроу́мный (ostroúmnyj) — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaiteach — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Spanish: ingenioso — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Spanish: donairoso — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Spanish: donoso — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Spanish: conceptuoso — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Swedish: fyndig — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Swedish: kvick — clever; amusingly ingenious
• Armenian: սրամիտ (sramit) — full of wit
• Bulgarian: остроумен (ostroumen) — full of wit
• Danish: åndrig — full of wit
• Dutch: geestig — full of wit
• Finnish: välkky — full of wit
• French: spirituel — full of wit
• German: geistreich — full of wit
• Ancient Greek: ἀστεῖος (asteîos) — full of wit
• Ancient Greek: εὐτράπελος (eutrápelos) — full of wit
• Hungarian: szellemes — full of wit
• Irish: tráthúil — full of wit
• Italian: spiritoso — full of wit
• Latin: argūtus — full of wit
• Māori: tātākī — full of wit
• Norwegian: vittig — full of wit
• Norwegian: åndrik — full of wit
• Russian: остроу́мный (ostroúmnyj) — full of wit
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaiteach — full of wit
• Spanish: mordaz — full of wit
• Spanish: donairoso — full of wit
• Spanish: donoso — full of wit
• Spanish: conceptuoso — full of wit
• Welsh: ffraeth — full of wit
• Bulgarian: съобразителен (sǎobrazitelen) — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• Czech: chytrý — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• Finnish: välkky — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• German: geistreich — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• German: schlagfertig — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• Italian: arguzia — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• Italian: spiritoso — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• Portuguese: arguto — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• Russian: смышлёный (smyšljónyj) — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• Russian: сообрази́тельный (soobrazítelʹnyj) — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• Spanish: donairoso — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits
• Spanish: donoso — quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits