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mother wit

Innate intelligence or common sense.

mother wit

native practical intelligence; common sense

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mother wit - sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense

sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

logic - reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"

nous - common sense; "she has great social nous"

road sense - good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road

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