witless
English
adj
Definitions
- Lacking wit or understanding
- indiscreet; not using clear and sound judgment.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English witles inherited from Old English witlēas (witless, senseless) inherited from Proto-Germanic *witjalausaz (witless) suffix from 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
- dullwit English
- forewit English
- fuckwit English
- inwit English
- lackwit English
- nitwit English
- numbwit English
- outwit English
- overwit English
- puzzlewit English
- quick-witted English
- shitwit English
- thickwit English
- underwit English
- unwit English
- wantwit English
- wit English
- witcraft English
- witful English
- witlessly English
- witlessness English
- witling English
- witness English
- witsome English
- witted English
- witteth English
- wittol English
- witty English
- witwanton English
- witworm English
- witzig German
- *witjalausaz Proto-Germanic
- witleas Old English
- witleast Old English
- witlēas Old English
- wit Middle English
- witles Middle English
- vitlauss Old Norse
- vit Icelandic
- vitlaus Icelandic