wit

About 7.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol Former ISO 639-3 language code for Wintu.
2. noun Sanity.

   He's gone completely out of his wits.

3. noun The senses.

   Keep your wits about you.

4. noun Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.

   Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say.

5. noun The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.

   My father had a quick wit and a steady hand.

6. noun Intelligence; common sense.

   The opportunity was right in front of you, and you didn't even have the wit to take it!

7. noun Humour, especially when clever or quick.

   The best man's speech was hilarious, full of wit and charm.

8. noun A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.

   Your friend is quite a wit, isn't he?

Similar words

brainpower mentality wittiness witticism humor humour wag card brain learning ability

Often followed by

and of to is in or that was as

Word family

wist wits witting wot