Definition of Mother wit

1. Noun. Sound practical judgment. "Fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

Exact synonyms: Common Sense, Good Sense, Gumption, Horse Sense, Sense
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

mother lodes
mother of all
mother of chapel
mother of thyme
mother of vinegar
mother sauce
mother sauces
mother ship
mother ships
mother star
mother superior
mother superior complex
mother surrogate
mother tongue
mother tongues
mother wit (current term)
mother yaw
motherboard
motherboards
motherchuckers
mothercraft
mothered
motherer
motherers
motherese
motherf****rs
motherferyers

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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