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Meaning of 'wit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wit [ inf.]
- of Wit
2 . Wit [ n.]
- To know; to learn.
3 . Wit [ t]
- ing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wit
4 . Wit [ v.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'wit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wit [ n]
Meaning (1):
- mental ability
Example in sentence:
  • he's got plenty of brains but no common sense

Nearby Words:

wit-cracker wit-snapper wit-starved witch witch-elm witch-hazel witch-tree witchcraft witched witcheries

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