wit
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4.0
- noun
- /wɪt/
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ingenio
- His sharp wit can turn a dull moment into a funny one, leaving everyone laughing.
- a quick wit
- dry wit
- use one's wits
So it's like humor or wit or insight.
- So it's like humor or wit or insight.
- And so he contrasts two kinds of wit or humor.
- And then also, as you said, wit and humor.
- We'll have to prove ourselves, you know, wit versus being able to take a joke.
- That was fun because I felt like she just had this great wit and wisdom.
- Women love when a man can take control with a sense of wit and integrity and some humor.
- This kind of little offers from all over the place, little possibilities, observations, wit and wisdom.
- He's so he's got charm, he's got fire, he's got wit and it's for real.
- Presidential candidates these days are so solemn and serious and afraid of self deprecating wit.
- They were able to use humor and wit in ways that regular newscasters weren't really allowed to do.
Examples
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Baltasar Gracian was a Jesuit who wrote about politics, wit and rhetoric.
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Martin Mutford had been charmed by her wit, her brashness, and her sense of adventure.
Fiction book (1990) -
Here we all are, back on Earth, with nothing but our wit and our will to save the world.
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That was fun because I felt like she just had this great wit and wisdom.
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Poetry kept a diary in which he felt he could show his wit and intelligence.
Fiction book (1990) -
Women love when a man can take control with a sense of wit and integrity and some humor.
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Edward was very generous about my own attempts at wit, and he frequently improved on them.
Academic text (1995) -
They have that combination of wit, insight, sensitivity to the human condition.
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Her quick wit always makes our conversations enjoyable and lively.
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She is known for her brilliant wit, able to deliver clever remarks on any topic.
Synonyms
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1.0
The ability to make people laugh
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3.1
To see and enjoy what is funny and sometimes make others laugh
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2.8
Quick thinking that finds smart new ideas and solutions
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3.7
The ability to think clearly and make decisions
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8.3
Short, clever answers that make people laugh or the skill of giving them in conversation
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3.4
Mental ability to think and solve problems
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3.5
To think and react quickly when things go wrong
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8.1
Ability to think quickly and clearly
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3.8
A quick, clear way of thinking that helps solve problems
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6.4
Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide
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3.8
A quick mind that shows itself by saying smart, funny things
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4.1
To make quick, clever, funny comments that amuse people
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4.1
Ability to think and respond very fast in the mind
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4.0
The ability to think quickly and act cleverly
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4.1
A quick mind that understands things clearly
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6.9
Skill in understanding people or situations quickly and using that to your advantage
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5.0
The ability to make quick clever remarks that make people laugh
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4.8
Quick thinking that helps you understand and answer fast
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5.2
A quality of being very smart and thinking quickly
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9.9
Natural practical sense a person is born with, not learned at school
To think and answer fast and cleverly
Thinking quickly and understanding things easily
To think and answer quickly and correctly, especially when solving problems
A quick clear mind that notices small details
A quick, sharp kind of humor that criticizes ideas or people
A mind that thinks quickly and makes sensible decisions
Practical cleverness for solving everyday problems
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Etymology
Wit comes from an old English verb witan, which means 'to know', and it shares the same root as wise. So wit is about having a quick, knowing mind, which is why today it means mental sharpness and clever talk.