Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

native wit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: na-tive wit
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The intelligence or common sense with which one is normally born.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But the most valuable parts of his performance are those which retired study and native wit cannot supply."
"Nelly Kirkpatrick was a great, red-haired giant of a woman, very illiterate, but with some native wit, and good-hearted enough, I am told, when she was in her right mind."
"Or we might go practically unaccompanied, relying on our native wit and good fortune to attain our ends."
"But with his native wit and musical intelligence, Pavarotti cannot act dumb."
"Needy, venal and entirely unencumbered with self-knowledge or native wit, the Duchess is yet again the architect of her own misfortune."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

good sense mother wit

Questions

What does native wit mean?: The intelligence or common sense with which one is normally born.

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