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Definitions for Witting

[1] knowing; aware; conscious.
[2] North England . knowledge.
[3] Archaic . to know.
[4] deliberate; intentional a witting insult
[5] aware; knowing
[6] the talent or quality of using unexpected associations between contrasting or disparate words or ideas to make a clever humorous effect
[7] speech or writing showing this quality
[8] a person possessing, showing, or noted for such an ability, esp in repartee
[9] practical intelligence (esp in the phrase have the wit to )
[10] Scot and Northern English dialect information or knowledge (esp in the phrase get wit of )
[11] archaic mental capacity or a person possessing it
[12] obsolete the mind or memory
[13] archaic to be or become aware of (something)
[14] to wit that is to say; namely (used to introduce statements, as in legal documents)

Words related to Witting

premeditated, willful, calculated, voluntary, brilliant, sophisticated, perceptive, intelligent, insightful, wise, down-to-earth, shrewd, logical, practical, judicious, sane, rational, sober, prudent, astute

Words nearby Witting

witter, wittgenstein, wittgenstein, ludwig, wittgensteinian, witticism, witting, wittol, witty, witwatersrand, wive, wivern

Origin of Witting

2before 900; Middle English witen, Old English witan; cognate with Dutch weten, German wissen, Old Norse vita, Gothic witan to know; akin to Latin vidēre, Greek ideîn to see, Sanskrit vidati (he) knows. See wot

Other words from Witting

wit·ting·ly , adverb

Word origin for Witting

Old English witan; related to Old High German wizzan (German wissen ), Old Norse vita, Latin vidēre to see

Synonyms for Witting

calculated, premeditated, voluntary, willful, designed, advised, aforethought, considered, designful, done on purpose, intended, meant, meditated, planned, prearranged, proposed, purposed, studied, unforced, willing