quickwittedness

quickwittedness
The state or condition of being quickwitted.

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  • quickwittedness — n. ability to think in a rapid manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • esprit — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quickwittedness, intelligence, acumen; see acumen , wit 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit,… …   English dictionary for students

  • quick-witted — adjective able to understand things quickly and give quick, clever replies quickwittedness noun (U) quid /kwId/ noun plural quid (C) BrE informal 1 one pound in money; 1: She earns at least 600 quid a week. 2 be quids in to make a profit,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • agility — [n] physical or mental nimbleness, deftness activity, acuteness, adroitness, alacrity, alertness, briskness, celerity, cleverness, dexterity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, friskiness, litheness, liveliness, promptitude, promptness, quickness,… …   New thesaurus

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