inwit — (n.) Middle English word meaning conscience (early 13c.), reason, intellect (c.1300), from IN (Cf. in) (adv.) + WIT (Cf. wit) (n.). Not related to O.E. inwit, which meant deceit. Joyce s use in Ulysses (1922), which echoes the 14c. work Ayenbite… … Etymology dictionary
Inwit — In wit, n. Inward sense; mind; understanding; conscience. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inwit — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from in, preposition & adverb + wit, n. : inward knowledge : conscience, understanding acting from inwit Ezra Pound spills his yarns with humor and delight or with an inwit of sadness I.L.Salomon … Useful english dictionary
inwit — noun /ˈɪnwɪt/ conscience, internal sense of morality , 1922: Speaking to me. They wash and tub and scrub. Agenbite of inwit. Conscience. James Joyce, Ulysses … Wiktionary
inwit — sb. == mind, conscience. 561 β. AS. inwit … Oldest English Words
inwitþanc — inwitþanc2 m ( es/ as) an evil, malicious thought or purpose, hostile intent … Old to modern English dictionary
inwit — 1. n ( es/ u, wiotu) evil, deceit, fraud, guile, wickedness; 2. adj wicked, deceitful, guileful, evil, malicious … Old to modern English dictionary
agenbite of inwit — [ə gen′bīt΄ uv in′wit΄] n. 〚ME ayenbite of inwyt, transl. of L remorsus, REMORSE + ME inwyt, inwit, conscience, intellect: phrase revived by James Joyce (1922) in Ulysses〛 remorse of conscience * * * … Universalium
agenbite of inwit — [ə gen′bīt΄ uv in′wit΄] n. [ME ayenbite of inwyt, transl. of L remorsus, REMORSE + ME inwyt, inwit, conscience, intellect: phrase revived by James Joyce (1922) in Ulysses] remorse of conscience … English World dictionary
Force — For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). See also: Forcing (disambiguation) Forces are also described as a push or pull on an object. They can be due to phenomena such as gravity, magnetism, or anything that might cause a mass to accelerate … Wikipedia