"wit" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

wit sustantivo

sustantivo + wit

Kolokacji: 6

rapier wit • acid wit • De Wit • Antoni Wit • trademark wit • ...

wit + verbo

Kolokacji: 4

wit makes • wit comes • wit helps • wit begins

verbo + wit

Kolokacji: 17

keep one's wits • use one's wits • lose one's wits • match wits • know for one's wit • ...

adjetivo + wit

Kolokacji: 57

quick wit • dry wit • sharp wit • sly wit • great wit • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 4

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 15

(1) quick, ready, clever, nimble

Kolokacji: 4

(2) dry, wry, ironic, droll

Kolokacji: 4

(3) sharp, sly, subtle, shrewd, incisive

Kolokacji: 5

(4) great, keen, considerable, visual, gentle, ...

Kolokacji: 7

(5) acerbic, caustic, self-deprecating, sparkling, scathing, ...

Kolokacji: 8

(6) sardonic, mordant, sarcastic, satirical, satiric

Kolokacji: 5

(7) scattered, native, characteristic

Kolokacji: 3

(8) verbal, slow, dim

Kolokacji: 3

(9) wicked, playful, mischievous

Kolokacji: 3

(10) lively, irreverent

Kolokacji: 2

1. lively wit = ożywiony dowcip lively wit

From 1865-1873 Vizentini wrote about the theatre and music for various journals, displaying a lively wit and solid knowledge.
And it lives side by side with a robust and lively wit.
While Buchanan had no interest in holding office, his lively wit and natural powers of persuasion had made him a perfect lobbyist.
MANY of the pictures exhibit a lively wit.
In public, she often displayed a lively wit.
To be betrothed to Neena, with her beauty, skill, and lively wit, would be far more than useful.
Natalie Arduino was a pleasing Cristina, with a clear mezzo-soprano and a lively wit.
His lively wit and sharp tongue no longer influenced the course of political events.
A strong and vivacious personality, her presence with us was always accompanied by her lively wit and humor.
He possessed a lively wit, however, as well as an inventive mind for excuses.

2. irreverent wit = zuchwałe poczucie humoru irreverent wit

(11) genuine, real, legendary

Kolokacji: 3

(12) natural, musical, lacerating

Kolokacji: 3

(13) razor-sharp, pointed

Kolokacji: 2

(14) savage, cynical, malicious

Kolokacji: 3

(15) delicate, brittle

Kolokacji: 2

preposición + wit

Kolokacji: 12

to wit • of wit • with wit • for one's wit • out of one's wits • ...

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