wit

Meaning

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.

Concepts

wit

intellect

intelligence

wisdom

mind

humour

cleverness

sharpness

sense

wittiness

brain

sagacity

humor

witticism

wag

ability

talent

brightness

knowledge

understanding

brainpower

joke

humorist

capacity of mind

acumen

know

joker

resourcefulness

learning ability

mental capacity

mentality

card

repartee

skill

subtlety

genius

witster

comic fellow

wisecracker

resourceful

witty

tact

reason

brains

witty person

esprit

smartness

humourist

shrewdness

punster

thinking power

advice

charm

alertness

awareness

consciousness

discernment

judgement

egghead

artfulness

legerity

nimbleness

keenness

perceptiveness

meaning

namely

intelligent person

eutrapelia

expressiveness

poignancy

aptitude

smart arse

smart ass

comical fellow

funny fellow

tactful

quick-witted

centre

core

effort

heart

intention

indeed

sure

capacity

faculty

proficiency

clerisy

gray matter

intelligentsia

astucity

perspicacity

savviness

resources

head

astuteness

intellectual

IQ

waggery

crack

jest

wisecrack

reasoning power

witty fellow/person

irony

penetration

wittcism

witty remark

that is

sconce

witling

witty fellow

pleasantry

jester

apprehension

comprehension

conception

notion

percept

perception

realization

acquaint

recognize

braininess

ingeniousness

ingenuity

sagaciousness

quipster

nous

ghost

spirit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɪt/

Etymology

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.