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Definition of Wit
1. Noun. A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.
Generic synonyms: Content, Message, Subject Matter, Substance
Specialized synonyms: Jeu D'esprit, Bon Mot, Mot, Esprit De L'escalier, Bite, Pungency, Caustic Remark, Irony, Sarcasm, Satire, Repartee, Gag, Jape, Jest, Joke, Laugh, Caricature, Imitation, Impersonation, Cartoon, Sketch, Fun, Play, Sport, Ribaldry, Topper
Examples of language type: Libation, Roaster
Derivative terms: Humorist, Humorous, Humourist, Humourous, Witty, Witty
2. Noun. Mental ability. "He's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
Generic synonyms: Intelligence
Derivative terms: Brainy, Mental, Mental
3. Noun. A witty amusing person who makes jokes.
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Humorist, Humourist
Derivative terms: Witty
Definition of Wit
1. v. t. & i. To know; to learn.
2. n. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
3. v. t. & i. To know; to learn.
4. n. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
Definition of Wit
1. Noun. (context: now usually in the plural) Sanity. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete usually in the plural) The senses. ¹
3. Noun. Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning. ¹
4. Noun. The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints. ¹
5. Noun. Intelligence; common sense. ¹
6. Noun. Spoken humour, especially when clever or quick. ¹
7. Noun. A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty. ¹
8. Verb. (ambitransitive chiefly archaic) Know, be aware of (qualifier construed with '''of''' when used intransitively). ¹
9. Preposition. (alternative spelling of with) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Wit
1. intelligence [v WIST, WITING or WITTING, present sing. 1st person WOT, 2d WOST, 3d WOT, present pl. WITE] - See also: intelligence
Medical Definition of Wit
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Wit
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