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- [wit]
- /wɪt/
- /wɪt/
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- [wit]
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Definitions of wit word
- noun wit the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee. 1
- noun wit speech or writing showing such perception and expression. Synonyms: banter, joking, witticism, quip, raillery, badinage, persiflage; bon mot. 1
- noun wit a person having or noted for such perception and expression. Synonyms: wag, jester, epigrammatist, satirist. 1
- noun wit understanding, intelligence, or sagacity; astuteness. Synonyms: wisdom, sense, mind. 1
- noun wit Usually, wits. powers of intelligent observation, keen perception, ingenious contrivance, or the like; mental acuity, composure, and resourcefulness: using one's wits to get ahead. Synonyms: cleverness, cunning, wisdom, insight, perspicacity, sacaciousness, acumen. mental faculties; senses: to lose one's wits; frightened out of one's wits. Synonyms: mind, sanity; brains, marbles. 1
- idioms wit to wit, that is to say; namely: It was the time of the vernal equinox, to wit, the beginning of spring. 1
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Origin of wit
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English: mind, thought; cognate with German Witz, Old Norse vit; akin to wit2
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Parts of speech for Wit
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wit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wit
noun wit
- wittiness — possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
- waggishness — Waggish behaviour.
- jocularity — the state or quality of being jocular.
- facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
- fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
Antonyms for wit
noun wit
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- stupidity — the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.
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