wit

Speech parts

1. wit - Noun

2. wit - Verb

3. wit - Pronoun

4. wit - Preposition

Meaning

of Wit

ing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wit

To know; to learn.

Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.

A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose one's wits; at one's wits' end, and the like.

Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner.

A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings, for repartee, and the like.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

humor satire ingenuity joker esprit dag harlequin jester wag sapience reason sense know cerebellum repartee

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Antonyms

derangement abracadabra bawl density distress cry

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Hypernyms

content message intelligence humorist humourist

Hyponyms

mot play repartee fun sketch cartoon

Phrases with the word

rapier wit clever wit at wit's end out wit pretty wit fast wit

Derivatives

wit wot wite wist

Examples

Wit is educated insolence. Aristotle

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. William Hazlitt

Brevity is the soul of wit. William Shakespeare

Ale in, wit out. English Proverb

To have luck needs little wit. Italian Proverb

An enterprizing foole needs little wit. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

wistonwish Wistow Wiswell wit tooth wit woo wit-cracker