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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

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   What are some examples of wit?

   • Consequently, various forms of memory, sagacity, or wit were highly developed, whereas these bumps typical of vanity and passion for glory were extremely small. One could think of other words, like lungs or wits. To wit: the cause of the order of the matter is its form, since each element's particular place is determined by its form.

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   How do you use Wits in a sentence?

   • You can use wits in expressions such as frighten someone out of their wits and scare the wits out of someone to emphasize that a person or thing worries or frightens someone very much. You scared us out of our wits. We heard you had an accident.

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   What does it mean if a person is wit?

   • Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way. Boulding was known for his biting wit. They love her practical attitude to life, her zest and wit. 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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   What is wit noun?

   • Definition of wit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable, singular] the ability to say or write things that are both clever and humorous Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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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).

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