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   wit

   /wɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; keen intelligence: "she does not lack perception or native wit" Similar intelligenceshrewdnessastutenessclevernesscanninessacutenessacuitysharpnesssharp-wittednesssensegood sensecommon sensewisdomsagacityjudgementunderstandingacumendiscernmentperceptioninsightpercipienceperspicacitybrainsmindinformal:nousgumptionhorse sensecommonsavvysmartsOpposite stupidity
   • ▪ good sense: "I had the wit to realize that the only way out was up"
   • 2. a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humour: "his caustic wit cuts through the humbug" Similar wittinesshumourfunninessfacetiousnessdrollerywaggishnessreparteebadinagebanterwordplayrailleryjokeswitticismsquipspunsOpposite humourlessness
   • ▪ a witty person: "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

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › witWit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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: 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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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as a wit, you mean that they have the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way.

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   The ability to express oneself intelligently in a playful or humorous manner, often in overturning audience expectations: a writer with a scintillating wit. b. A person noted for this ability, especially in conversation: "My mother, the family wit and teaser, knew better than to joke about the disaster" ( Donald Hall ).