listo

Meaning

Concepts

ready

smart

clever

finished

prepared

intelligent

wise

through

sharp

sharp-witted

cute

done

thorough

combat ready

on the ready

nimble

prompt

quick-witted

shrewd

able

brainy

active

diligent

dynamic

hardworking

lively

at hand

crafty

cunning

sly

all set

resourceful

handy

glib

silky

slippery as an eel

suave

operable

judicious

prudent

leery

all right

well-trained

awake

on tap

through with

knowing

wise to

apt

bright

fly

pretty

set

up

wired for sound

alert

prepare

willing

progress

use

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
lis‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlisto/
Etymology

Unknown. Cognate to Portuguese lesto (“agile”), Catalan llest (“clever; ready”), Italian lesto (“quick”), Maltese lest (“ready”). * If "clever" is the original sense, probably from Proto-Germanic *listiz; compare Old High German and Old English list, both "knowledge, experience, cunning, art, trick, slyness" (see English list). A semantic development "clever" → "quick" → "ready" is very plausible, but note that the association with "cleverness" apparently exists only in Spanish and Catalan (and might thus be secondary). Note also Irish cliste (“clever”). * Alternatively, perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *lextus or *lestus, reduced from *lexitus, as an alteration of Latin lēctus (“chosen; read”), participle of legō.

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