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   Wit

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   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.

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   • 1. witted adjective

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   What does wit mean?

   • you use to wit when you are about to be more exact about something that you have just referred to Pilot error, to wit, failure to follow procedures, was the cause of the accident. Definition of wit noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does it mean if a person has wit?

   • Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way. Boulding was known for his biting wit. 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.

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   What does wits mean?

   • Usually wits . powers of intelligent observation, keen perception, ingenious contrivance, or the like; mental acuity, composure, and resourcefulness: using one's wits to get ahead. mental faculties; senses: to lose one's wits; frightened out of one's wits. Word Of The Day Quiz: A Plethora Of Wonderful Words!

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   Where does the word 'wit' come from?

   • Answer (1 of 3): It comes from Witwatersrand. This is an Afrikaans proper noun. Analysis of the word: Wit + waters + rand. "Wit" (pronounced "vit", rhymes with "knit", which is the process of using wool and two sticks to make clothes with) is the word for "white", a colour. "Waters" is the Afri... It comes from Witwatersrand.

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   4 days ago · wit in American English. (wɪt) noun. 1. the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. 2. speech or writing showing such perception and expression. 3. a person having or noted for such perception and expression.

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   noun. the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. speech or writing showing such perception and expression. a person having or noted for such perception and expression. understanding, intelligence, or sagacity. Usually wits .

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   at the end of one's ideas or mental resources; perplexed: My two-year-old won't eat anything but pizza, and I'm at my wit's end. keep / have one's wits about one , to remain alert and observant; be prepared for or equal to anything: to keep your wits about you in a crisis.

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   the ability to say things that are funny and clever: a woman of great intelligence and wit. (Definition of wit from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   wit meaning: the ability to say things that are funny and clever: . Learn more.

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