Wit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wit is a noun meaning (now usually in the plural) Sanity.
Meaning
(now usually in the plural) Sanity.
More Meanings
- (usually in the plural) The senses.
- Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
- The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
- Intelligence; common sense.
- Humour, especially when clever or quick.
- A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
- (ambitransitive, obsolete except in to wit) To know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).
Example Sentences
Keep your wits about you.
He's gone completely out of his wits.
My father had a quick wit and a steady hand.
Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say.
Word Forms
- wits
- witting
Synonyms for wit
Depending on context, synonyms include repartee, brain, wag, mentality, brainpower, card.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brainpower, mentality, wittiness, witticism, humor, humour.
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