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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 does wit mean?

   • 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. The same wit evident in their name informed the menus specially designed for the inaugural dinner.

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   What does wits mean?

   • 1. the keen perception and clever expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. 2. a person having or noted for such perception and expression. 3. witty speech or writing. 4. understanding, intelligence, or sagacity; astuteness. 5. Usu., wits. a. shrewdness; resourcefulness; ingenuity: to live by one's wits.

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   What does witen mean in English?

   • Middle English witen (1st & 3rd singular present wot, past wiste), from Old English witan (1st & 3rd singular present wāt, past wisse, wiste); akin to Old High German wizzan to know, Latin vidēre to see, Greek eidenai to know, idein to see before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b

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   What does witty mean?

   • (wɪt) n. 1. the keen perception and clever expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. 2. a person having or noted for such perception and expression. 3. witty speech or writing. 4. understanding, intelligence, or sagacity; astuteness.

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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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   • 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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   • English (US)

     WIT meaning: 1. the ability to use words in a clever and...

   • Traditional

     WIT translate: 幽默, （說話的）幽默風趣, 說話風趣的人, 機智. Learn more in the...

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     WITTICISM definition: 1. a remark that is both clever and...

   • Wit: Polish Translation

     WIT translate: dowcip, inteligencja, dowcip, dowcipniś,...

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     WIT translate: bersemangat; bijak dan lucu; pendapat yang...

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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.