witnoun
uk/wɪt/us/wɪt/wit noun (HUMOUR)
C1 [ S or U ] the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way:
a woman of great intelligence and wit
Her conversation sparkled with her own subtle blend of wit and charm.
He was known for his dry/ready/sharp wit.
See also
witticism
[ C ] a person who is skilled at using words in a clever and humorous way:
Sydney Smith, a notable wit, once remarked that he never read a book before he reviewed it because it might prejudice his opinion of it.
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- He's not known for his coruscating wit.
- She had a laconic wit.
- His friends praised his generosity, wit and learning.
- This is a musical with polish and wit.
- He was charming, with a ready wit .
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Humour & humorous
- a bundle of laughs idiom
- blackly
- bring
- bundle
- crack
- don't make me laugh! idiom
- funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? idiom
- gallows humour
- hysterical
- jocular
- josh
- killing
- lambent
- laugh
- sarcasm
- satirize
- tickle
- witty
- wordplay
- you've got to laugh idiom
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Intelligent people
wit noun (INTELLIGENCE)
wits [ plural ]
intelligence and the ability to think quickly:
She learned to survive on her wits.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- presence of mind
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- scholarly
- sharply
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Idiom(s)
be at your wits' end
frighten/scare sb out of their wits
gather your wits
have/keep (all) your wits about you
not be beyond the wit of man/sb
to wit