Definition of "wit"
- noun
Sanity.
The senses.
Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
Intelligence; common sense.
Spoken humour, especially when clever or quick.
A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
- verb
Know, be aware of (construed with of when used intransitively).
- preposition
Alternative spelling of with.
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