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Definition of Mother wit
1. Noun. Sound practical judgment. "Fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
Generic synonyms: Discernment, Judgement, Judgment, Sagaciousness, Sagacity
Specialized synonyms: Logic, Nous, Road Sense
Derivative terms: Commonsensical, Sense
Definition of Mother wit
1. Noun. Inborn intelligence; innate good sense. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mother Wit
Literary usage of Mother wit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Every Day in the Year: A Poetical Epitome of the World's History by James Lauren Ford, Mary K. Ford (1902)
"... from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to
solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Hysterical. ..ire still Mother-wit. Nativo wit, a ready reply : the wit which "
our mother gave tu." In ancient authors the term is uced to express a ready ..."
3. The Antiquity of Proverbs: Fifty Familiar Proverbs and Folk Sayings with by Dwight Edwards Marvin (1922)
"... REFERENCES: Prov., 3: 13-18; 8: 1-21; 17: 16. "For all that Nature by her
mother-wit Could frame on earth." EDMUND SPENSER, AD 1553-1599, Faerie Queene. ..."
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