Wit

What do we mean by wit?

The natural ability to perceive and understand; intelligence. noun

Practical intelligence; shrewdness or resourcefulness. noun

Sound mental faculties; sanity. noun

The ability to express oneself intelligently in a playful or humorous manner, often in overturning audience expectations. noun

A person noted for this ability, especially in conversation. noun

Intelligent playfulness or humor in expression, as in speech, writing, or art. noun

A person of exceptional intelligence. noun

(at (one's) wits' end) At the limit of one's mental resources; utterly at a loss. idiom

(have/keep) To remain alert or calm, especially in a crisis. idiom

To be or become aware of; learn. intransitive verb

To know. intransitive verb

(to wit) That is to say; namely. idiom

To know; be or become aware: used with or without an object, the object when present often being a clause or statement.

Preterit tense: I, etc., wist (erroneously wotted).

Infinitive: wit (to wit); hence, to do to wit, to cause (one) to know.

The phrase to wit is now used chiefly to call attention to some particular, or as introductory to a detailed statement of what has been just before mentioned generally, and is equivalent to ‘namely,’ ‘that is to say’: as, there were three present—to wit, Mr. Brown. Mr. Green, and Mr. Black.

Present participle: witting, sometimes weeting (erroneously wotting). Compare unwitting.

Past participle: wist.

(now usually in the plural) Sanity.

(obsolete 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.

Words that are spelled similarly to wit:
wit.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word wit:
mirth, sarcasm, humour, charm, irony, humor, dre, wisdom, elegance, intellect, satire, clever, jokes, imagination, funny, humorous, insight, keen, sense, rapper, skill, conversation, sharp, passion, shakespeare, verse, dialogue, amsterdam, fun, beauty, attitude, writings, intelligence, personality, comedy, quick, poetry, poet, talent, praised.

Words that rhyme with wit:
it, fit, shit, hit, bit, split, pit, remit, grit, commit, knit, quit, spit, sit, kit, submit, admit, slit, hypocrite, tit, permit, writ, lit, retrofit, counterfeit, acquit, legit, omit, outfit, emit, whit, nit, transmit, chit, bullshit, skit, flit, refit, obit, misfit, tidbit, mitt, cockpit, befit, resubmit, armpit, brit, witt, outwit, pitt, unfit, smit, schmidt, make it, sunlit, identikit, moonlit, recommit, fitt, dewitt, blue tit, fytte, britt, messerschmitt, schmitt, ccitt, ritt, lafitte, litt, drill bit, readmit, a bit, hitt, tool kit, tritt, dlitt, do it, tar pit, get it, smitt, banana split, whitt, rootkit, see to it, holy writ, kitt, parity bit, take a hit, blitt, reverse stock split, gillett, have a go at it, devitt, on the face of it, bit by bit, lose it, buy it, ask for it, gin and it, witte.

Adjectives that are often used to describe wit:
ready, quick, much, more, own, great, sharp, half, little, keen, true, brilliant, dry, native, lively, mother, natural, irish, verbal, false, french, sparkling, sarcastic, subtle, mordant, nimble, genuine, pretty, sardonic, less, fine, shrewd, satirical, excellent, greatest, ironic, biting, celebrated, famous, playful, metaphysical, acerbic, pleasant, infinite, sprightly, pungent, wry, enough, delicate, wicked, comic, superior, pointed, malicious, characteristic, rare, coarse, homely, satiric, incisive, cynical, usual, gentle, bright, clever, polished, sly, epigrammatic, bitter, genial, gallic, rough, refined, sophisticated, admirable, dull, caustic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective wit:
transactions, shoots, conferences, peeters, library, cousin, files, combats, making, bet, press, papers, bhs, vibrates, dost, stabs, penning, ness, ham, elibrary, bought, flashes, counts, conventions, associates, past, writing, sharpening, laughter, digest, trade, blends.

Consonant match to wit:
white, whet, weight, wet, what, wait, whit, wheat, wight, watt, wat, witt, wert, waite, whoot, whitt, whyte, wirt, witte, wayt, waitt, whate.

Words that sound like wit:
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