• Witting

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈwɪtɪŋ/

    Origin 1

    Partly from Old Norse vitand, partly from the present participle of wit.

    Full definition of witting

    Noun

    witting

    (uncountable)
    1. (obsolete) Knowledge, awareness.
      • Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Wife of Bath's Prologue’ ll. 648-9, Canterbury Tales, Oxford 1988, p. 113:for his wyf was at a someres game,
        Wiþouten his wityng, he forsook hire eke.

    Origin 2

    Participle adjective of wit.

    Adjective

    witting

    1. aware, knowledgable

    Antonyms

    Verb

    witting
    1. Present participle of wit
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