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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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