Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1565]
1without preposition 1 : at, to, or on the outside of : OUTSIDE
2 : not having : LACKING <~ hope>; also : not accompanied by or showing Synonyms lacking, minus, sans, wanting 2without adverb 1 : on the outside : EXTERNALLY 2 : with something lacking or absent with·stand verb -stood ; -stand·ing : to stand against : RESIST; especially : to oppose (as an attack) successfully Synonyms buck, defy, fight, oppose, repel, resist—more at RESIST wit·less adjective : lacking wit or understanding — wit·less·ly adverb Synonyms absurd, asinine, balmy, cockeyed, crazy, foolish, harebrained, insane, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, stupid, unwise, wacky, zany—more at FOOLISH wit·less·ness noun : the quality or state of being witless 1witness noun [ORIGIN: ME witnesse, fr. OE witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, fr. wit mind, intelligence] 1 : TESTIMONY 2 : one that gives evidence; especially : one who testifies in a cause or before a court 3 : one present at a transaction so as to be able to testify that it has taken place 4 : one who has personal knowledge or experience of something 5 : something serving as evidence or proof Synonyms attestation, confirmation, corroboration, documentation, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation—more at PROOF 2witness verb 1 : to furnish evidence or proof such as to establish : TESTIFY 2 : to act as legal witness of 3 : to furnish proof of : BETOKEN 4 : to see or know by reason of personal presence : to be a witness of 5 : to be the scene of Synonyms [1] attest, authenticate, avouch, certify, testify, vouch—more at CERTIFY [4] behold, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, see, sight, spy, view—more at SEE wit·ti·cism noun : a witty saying or phrase Synonyms crack, gag, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack—more at JOKE wit·ting adjective : done knowingly wit·ting·ly adverb : with knowledge or awareness of what one is doing wit·ty adjective wit·ti·er; -est : marked by or full of wit — wit·ti·ly adverb — wit·ti·ness noun Synonyms clever, facetious, humorous, jocular, smart; also cerebral, highbrow, intellectual; bantering, frivolous, joking, joshing, teasing; antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hysterical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, risible, riotous, rollicking, screaming, uproarious; amusing, diverting, entertaining; mischievous, playful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, merry, mirthful, sunny; scintillating, sparkling; flip, flippant, pert; whimsical wive verb wived; wiv·ing : to take a wife wives plural of WIFE wiz·ard noun [ORIGIN: ME wysard wise man, fr. wys wise] 1 : one skilled in the knowledge and practice of the magic arts : MAGICIAN