wantwit
English
noun
Definitions
- A person wanting or lacking wit or sense; a fool.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wanten wit compound from English want + English wit (understanding, know, a clever man, knowledge).
Origin
English
wit
Gloss
understanding, know, a clever man, knowledge
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
知
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwit English
- bewit English
- dickwit English
- dimwit English
- diswant English
- dullwit English
- forewit English
- fuckwit English
- inwit English
- lackwit English
- miswant English
- nitwit English
- numbwit English
- outwit English
- overwit English
- puzzlewit English
- quick-witted English
- shitwit English
- thickwit English
- underwit English
- unwit English
- want English
- wantable English
- wantcha English
- wanted English
- wanter English
- wantest English
- wanteth English
- wantful English
- wanting English
- wantish English
- wantless English
- wantsome English
- whaddayawant English
- wit English
- witcraft English
- witful English
- witless English
- witling English
- witness English
- witsome English
- witted English
- witteth English
- wittol English
- witty English
- witwanton English
- witworm English
- witzig German
- wanten Middle English
- wanten wit Middle English
- wit Middle English
- wani Sranan Tongo
- wantem Bislama
- wan Nigerian Pidgin
- wantchee Chinese Pidgin English
- wit
- want
- inwit
- unwit
- bewit
- witty
- wittol
- nitwit
- witful
- outwit
- dimwit
- wanter
- witted
- wanted
- dickwit
- miswant
- diswant
- witworm
- wantest
- lackwit
- dullwit
- forewit
- wantful
- fuckwit
- wantish
- shitwit
- wantcha
- witling
- witsome
- wanting
- witless
- witteth
- overwit
- numbwit
- witness
- wanteth
- wantable
- wantless
- thickwit
- underwit
- wantsome
- afterwit
- witcraft
- witwanton
- puzzlewit
- quick-witted
- whaddayawant