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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

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WIT is the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way, or a person who has this ability. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and idioms of WIT with Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

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

   • Znaczenie Wit, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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

   • Wit: Catalan Translation

     wit translate: agudesa, enginy. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Wit: French Translation

     wit translate: esprit [masculine], esprit, homme/femme...

   • Wit: Italian Translation

     WIT translate: spirito, arguzia, spirito, (persona...

   • Wit: Indonesian Translation

     WIT translate: humor, orang humoris, akal. Learn more in the...

   • Wit: Japanese Translation

     WIT translate: ウイット, 機知（きち）. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Wit: Malay Translation

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

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   Wit definition: the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure.. See examples of WIT used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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6. www.thefreedictionary.com › witWit - definition of wit by The Free Dictionary

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7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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