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   wit

   /wit/

   noun

   • 1. mental sharpness and inventiveness; keen intelligence: "he does not lack perception or native wit" Similar intelligenceshrewdnessastutenessclevernesscanninessacutenessacuitysharpnesssharp-wittednesssensegood sensecommon sensewisdomsagacityjudgmentunderstandingacumendiscernmentperceptioninsightpercipienceperspicacitybrainsmindinformal:nousgumptionhorse sensecommonsavvysmartsOpposite stupidity
   • ▪ the intelligence required for normal activity; basic human intelligence: "he needed all his wits to figure out the way back"
   • 2. a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humor: "a player with a sharp tongue and a quick wit" Similar wittinesshumorfunninessfacetiousnessdrollerywaggishnessreparteebadinagebanterwordplayrailleryjokeswitticismsquipspunsOpposite humorlessness
   • ▪ a person who has an aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way: "she is such a wit" Similar wagcomedianhumoristfunny personcomicjokerjokesterfarceurinformal:characterinformal, dated:cardcautionrare:punster

   Word Origin Old Englishwit(t), gewit(t), denoting the mind as the seat of consciousness, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch weet and German Witz, also to wit2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. witted adjective

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   The meaning of WIT is the ability to relate seemingly disparate things so as to illuminate or amuse. How to use wit in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wit.

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   WIT definition: 1. the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way: 2. a person who is skilled at using…. Learn more.

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   Wit definition: the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure.. See examples of WIT used in a sentence.

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   1. a. The natural ability to perceive and understand; intelligence. b. often wits Practical intelligence; shrewdness or resourcefulness: living by one's wits. c. wits Sound mental faculties; sanity: scared out of my wits. d. Archaic A person of exceptional intelligence. 2. a.

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   WIT meaning: 1. the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way: 2. a person who is skilled at using…. Learn more.

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   Wit is brainpower or mental ability, or the person who possesses such ability, especially when it's used humorously. When we are scared out of our wits, we — figuratively, anyway — lose for a moment our mental faculties.

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   Definition of wit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   If you say that someone has the wit to do something, you mean that they have the intelligence and understanding to make the right decision or take the right action in a particular situation. The information is there and waiting to be accessed by anyone with the wit to use it.

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    The natural ability to perceive and understand; intelligence. American Heritage. The mind. Webster's New World. Powers of thinking and reasoning; intellectual and perceptive powers. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Mental faculties with respect to their state of balance, esp. in their normal condition of sanity. Webster's New World.

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    the ability to say things that are funny and clever: a woman of great intelligence and wit. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. (Definition of wit from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of wit.