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Wit

/wɪt/

(now usually in the plural) Sanity.

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📖 Definitions of "Wit"

noun

1
(now usually in the plural) Sanity.
"He's gone completely out of his wits."
2
(obsolete usually in the plural) The senses.
3
Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
"Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say."
4
The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
"My father had a quick wit and a steady hand."

🔄 Synonyms of "Wit"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
brainnoun	The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
wagnoun	To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
mentalitynoun	A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.
brainpowernoun	Mental ability; intelligence.
cardnoun	A playing card.
humournoun	(uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
humornoun	US spelling of humour. [(uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.]
witticismnoun	a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.
wittinessnoun	the quality of being witty
learning abilitynoun	mental ability
mental capacitynoun	mental ability

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wit"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
brainpowernoun	Mental ability; intelligence.
mentalitynoun	A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.
wittinessnoun	the quality of being witty
witticismnoun	a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.
humornoun	US spelling of humour. [(uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.]
humournoun	(uncountable) The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
wagnoun	A witty person.
cardnoun	A playing card.
brainnoun	The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
learning abilitynoun	mental ability
mental capacitynoun	mental ability
wisdomnoun	(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
mindnoun	The capability for rational thought.
inventivenessnoun	The quality of being inventive; the faculty of inventing.
ingenuitynoun	The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness.
acumennoun	Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination; acuity of mind.
intellectnoun	(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
geniusnoun	(countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.
knownoun	Knowledge; the state of knowing. (Now confined to the fixed phrase in the know.)
knowingnoun	The act or condition of having knowledge.