wit

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. Sanity.
2. (obsolete) The senses.
3. Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
4. The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
5. Intelligence; common sense.
6. Humour, especially when clever or quick.
7. A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.

Verb

Know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).

Prep

Pronunciation spelling of with.

Concepten

boegspriet

spriet

intelligentie

verstand

vernuft

competentie

gave

🎁

geest

👻

geestigheid

intellect

kundigheid

scherpzinnigheid

slimheid

talent

vaardigheid

vermogen

weten

wijsheid

geslepenheid

gevatheid

aanleg

esprit

begaafdheid

bekwaamheid

bevattingsvermogen

capaciteit

Synonyms

intellect

intelligence

wisdom

mind

humour

sense

cleverness

wittiness

sharpness

brain

🧠

sagacity

witticism

talent

humor

ability

brightness

wag

capacity of mind

understanding

brainpower

acumen

joke

🤣

knowledge

humorist

know

resourcefulness

comic fellow

brains

card

punster

learning ability

mentality

mental capacity

joker

smartness

humourist

witster

reason

skill

witty person

shrewdness

repartee

resourceful

wisecracker

genius

esprit

tact

witty

subtlety

realization

reasoning power

recognize

resources

sagaciousness

sconce

smart arse

smart ass

spirit

sure

tactful

that is

waggery

wisecrack

witling

clerisy

legerity

witty remark

intelligent person

awareness

conception

crack

perception

thinking power

witty fellow/person

wittcism

witty fellow

eutrapelia

astucity

savviness

comical fellow

meaning

funny fellow

acquaint

advice

alertness

apprehension

aptitude

artfulness

astuteness

braininess

capacity

centre

charm

comprehension

consciousness

core

discernment

effort

egghead

expressiveness

faculty

ghost

👻

gray matter

head

heart

❤️

indeed

ingeniousness

ingenuity

intellectual

intelligentsia

intention

IQ

irony

jest

jester

judgement

keenness

namely

nimbleness

notion

nous

penetration

percept

perceptiveness

perspicacity

pleasantry

poignancy

proficiency

quick-witted

quipster

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/wɪt/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: wit

Inherited from Oudengels: witt

Cognate with Nederlands: weet

Cognate with Duits: Witz

Cognate with Deens: vid

Cognate with Zweeds: vett

Cognate with Noors - Bokmål: vett

Cognate with Gothisch: 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹

Cognate with Latijn: vīdī

Cognate with Bulgaars: вям

Cognate with Russisch: ве́дать

Cognate with Sanskriet: विद्या

Cognate with IJslands: vita

Cognate with Nederlands: weten

Cognate with Duits: wissen

Cognate with Deens: vide

Cognate with Zweeds: veta

Cognate with Latijn: videō

In summary

From Middle English wit, from Old English witt (“understanding, intellect, sense, knowledge, consciousness, conscience”), from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją (“knowledge, reason”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).
Cognate with Dutch weet, German Witz, Danish vid, Swedish vett, Norwegian Bokmål vett, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (unwiti, “ignorance”), Latin vīdī (“see (pf.)”), Bulgarian вям (vjam), Russian ве́дать (védatʹ), Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā). Compare wise.