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antiwit

antiwit noun: the opposite of wit.

Noun

antiwit (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The opposite of wit.
    • If wit enhances meaning, this systematic reductiveness is antiwit, ultimately reduced to an infantile practical joke that backfires.1977, George deForest Lord, Heroic Mockery: Variations on Epic Themes from Homer to Joyce, page 74
    • […] that was rendered as a kind of brilliant, nonsensical antiwit.1986, Jeffrey Howard Huberman, Late Victorian Farce, page 136

Origin of antiwit

From anti- + wit.

Questions about antiwit

What does antiwit mean?
Antiwit means the opposite of wit.
What part of speech is antiwit?
Antiwit is a noun.

Words near antiwit in the dictionary

  1. antiwhiteness
  2. antiwhitism
  3. antiwildlife
  4. antiwine
  5. antiwisdom
  6. antiwit
  7. antiwitch
  8. antiwitchcraft
  9. antiwithdrawal
  10. antiwoke
  11. antiwokeness

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