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mother wit::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense |
| Type of | discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity |
| Has types | road sense, logic, nous |
Examples of mother wit
mother wit
At her advanced stage of life is she supposed to function institutionally, monumentally, like mother nature, mother wit?
From the time.com
It seems only right that some leveling principle should deprive the geniuses among us of common sense, street smarts, mother wit.
From the theatlantic.com
But the nourishment and substance of mother wit, love, and her stern yet also gentle rearing can be fortifying for all sons.
From the suntimes.com
She who lacks everything but mother wit, whose extreme lack has occasioned both her departure from the city and her metaphorical death, writes a poem whose effect is that of copia.
From the theatlantic.com
The Spaniards have a good term to express this wild and dusky knowledge, Gramatica parda, tawny grammar, a kind of mother-wit derived from that same leopard to which I have referred.
From the theatlantic.com
The downside of life with this chaotic if colourful mother is portrayed with wit and lightness of touch.
From the guardian.co.uk
My mother had a dry wit.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Though she was never a stage mom, he credits both his mother and his late father with a remarkable wit.
From the charlotteobserver.com
He also has the dry wit that friends noted in his mother.
From the forbes.com
