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- [wit-ling]
- /ˈwɪt lɪŋ/
- /ˈwɪt.lɪŋ/
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- [wit-ling]
- /ˈwɪt lɪŋ/
Definitions of witling word
- noun witling a person who affects wittiness. 1
- noun witling A person who considers themselves to be witty. 1
- noun witling a person who thinks himself or herself witty 0
- noun witling a self-styled wit 0
- noun witling a person who feigns wit, pretending or aspiring to be witty. 0
- noun witling a person with little wit. 0
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Origin of witling
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; wit1 + -ling1
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Parts of speech for Witling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
witling popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
witling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for witling
noun witling
- idiot — Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- ass — An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has long ears.
- blockhead — a stupid person
- boob — A woman's boobs are her breasts.
- clod — A clod of earth is a large lump of earth.
Antonyms for witling
noun witling
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
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