wittol

wit·tol

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wit-l]
- /ˈwɪt l/
- /wˈɪtɒl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wit-l]
- /ˈwɪt l/

Definitions of wittol word

noun wittol a man who knows of and tolerates his wife's infidelity. 1
noun wittol A man who is aware and tolerant of his wife's infidelity; an acquiescent cuckold. 1
noun wittol a man who tolerates his wife's unfaithfulness 0
noun wittol a man who knows of his wife's adultery and tolerates it 0

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Origin of wittol

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English wetewold, equivalent to wete wit2 + (coke)wold cuckold

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Parts of speech for Wittol

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wittol

wittol popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

wittol usage trend in Literature

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