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Wit as a Noun
Definitions of "Wit" as a noun
Synonyms of "Wit" as a noun (40 Words)
Usage Examples of "Wit" as a noun
Associations of "Wit" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Wit” are: card, wag, brain, brainpower, learning ability, mentality, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness, intelligence, shrewdness, astuteness, cleverness, acuteness, acuity, sharpness, sense, good sense, common sense, wisdom, sagacity, judgement, understanding, acumen, discernment, perception, insight, percipience, perspicacity, funniness, facetiousness, drollery, waggishness, comedian, humorist, funny person, comic, joker, jokester

Wit as a Noun

Definitions of "Wit" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wit” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humour.
The capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; keen intelligence.
A witty amusing person who makes jokes.
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.
Mental ability.
Good sense.
A witty person.

Synonyms of "Wit" as a noun (40 Words)

acuity	Sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart. Visual acuity.
acumen	Shrewdness shown by keen insight. She hides a shrewd business acumen.
acuteness	A quick and penetrating intelligence. Dogs have a remarkable acuteness* of smell.*
astuteness	Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings.
brain	An electronic device with functions comparable to those of the human brain. An electronic brain.
brainpower	Mental ability. Most humans use only a small fraction of their total useful brainpower.
card	A card certifying the identity of the bearer. You have to turn in your card* to get a handicap.*
cleverness	The power of creative imagination. People marvelled at his cleverness.
comedian	A person who is or thinks themselves to be amusing or entertaining. They sat watching an Irish comedian* telling jokes.*
comic	Comic strips. He is training as a stand up comic.
common sense	A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area.
discernment	Perception of that which is obscure. A man of discernment.
drollery	A quaint and amusing jest.
facetiousness	Playful humor.
funniness	A comic incident or series of incidents.
funny person	An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line.
good sense	Articles of commerce.
humor	The trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. He was in a bad humor.
humorist	Someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way. The world s best humorists and cartoonists.
humour	The ability to express humour or amuse other people. His tales are full of humour.
insight	Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively. His work provides important insights into language use.
intelligence	People employed in the collection of military or political information. British intelligence* has secured numerous local informers.*
joker	A foolish or inept person. Some joker* is blocking the driveway.*
jokester	A person fond of making or telling jokes. He was an outgoing fun loving kid the family jokester.
judgement	A decision of a law court or judge. An error of judgement.
learning ability	The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge.
mentality	The capacity for intelligent thought. Machines can possess mentality.
perception	The representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept. Luther had a new perception* of the Bible.*
percipience	The quality of having sensitive insight or understanding; perceptiveness. Age has not impaired his percipience.
perspicacity	The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions. The perspicacity* of her remarks.*
sagacity	The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations. A man of great political sagacity.
sense	Relating to or denoting a coding sequence of nucleotides complementary to an antisense sequence. She had a fine sense* of comic timing.*
sharpness	A quick and penetrating intelligence. The sweet flavour contrasts with the sharpness* of the lemon.*
shrewdness	Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings. He is a man of some tactical shrewdness.
understanding	The capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination. I knew I could count on his understanding.
wag	Causing to move repeatedly from side to side. A chirpy wag* of the head.*
waggishness	Waggish behavior.
wisdom	An Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC. Eastern wisdom.
witticism	A witty remark. Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms.
wittiness	A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.

Usage Examples of "Wit" as a noun

She is such a wit.
I had the wit to realize that the only way out was up.
His caustic wit cuts through the humbug.
She does not lack perception or native wit.
He needed all his wits to figure out the way back.

Associations of "Wit" (30 Words)

amusement	Something that causes laughter or provides entertainment. On the promenade the amusements were still open.
amusing	Arousing or provoking laughter. An amusing* fellow.*
buffoonery	Behaviour that is ridiculous but amusing. The film is full of wordplay and buffoonery.
comedy	The style or genre represented by comedy films plays and broadcast programmes. The conventions of romantic comedy* have grown more appealing with the passage of time.*
comical	Amusing, especially in a ludicrous or absurd way. A comical* look of surprise.*
droll	Comical in an odd or whimsical manner. A droll* little man with a quiet tongue in cheek kind of humor.*
facetious	Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant. A facetious* remark.*
farce	The dramatic genre represented by farces. The debate turned into a drunken farce.
farcical	Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce. A farcical* situation.*
fun	A source of fun. They are just funning you.
funny	Comic strips in newspapers. Funny stories that made everybody laugh.
humor	The trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. I fail to see the humor* in it.*
humorous	Having or showing a sense of humour. Humorous stories.
humour	The ability to express humour or amuse other people. Their inimitable brand of humour.
ingenuity	The power of creative imagination. The ingenuity* of Haydn s scoring.*
jesting	Said or done for amusement; joking. A jesting* commentary on world affairs.*
jocose	Characterized by jokes and good humor. A jocose* allusion.*
jocular	Characterized by jokes and good humor. His voice was jocular.
joke	Tell a joke speak humorously. She was in a mood to tell jokes.
joy	A thing that causes joy. A joy* to behold.*
laugh	An act of laughing. Many people only laughed at these stories.
pun	A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. His constant punning irritated her.
regale	Lavishly supply (someone) with food or drink. He regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon s meeting.
repartee	Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. He had a quick mind and a splendid gift of repartee.
satiric	Exposing human folly to ridicule. A persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine.
satirize	Deride and criticize by means of satire. The movie satirized the notion of national superiority.
shrewdness	A group of apes. He is a man of some tactical shrewdness.
skit	A short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody. Students will create skits about bullying and go to each elementary school to perform them.
slapstick	Comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events. Slapstick humour.
waggish	Humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner. A waggish* riposte.*