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MOTHER WIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sound practical judgment
Example:
fortunately she had the good sense to run away
Synonyms:
common sense; good sense; gumption; horse sense; mother wit; sense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mother wit" is a kind of...):
discernment; judgement; judgment; sagaciousness; sagacity (the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mother wit"):
logic (reasoned and reasonable judgment)
nous (common sense)
road sense (good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road)
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