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Synonyms for "wit" in English

Summary

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wit:
- wit; esprit; understanding; brains; witty chap; brilliancy; sense; good sense
- brain; mentality; wit; brainpower; mental capacity; learning ability; humour; witticism; humor; wittiness; card; wag

English

Detailed Synonyms for wit in English

wit:

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wit; esprit
- wit
- esprit
wit
understanding; brains; wit
- understanding
- brains
- wit
wit
wit; witty chap
- wit
- witty chap
wit
wit; brilliancy; esprit
- wit
- brilliancy
- esprit
wit
sense; wit; good sense
- sense
- wit
- good sense

wit [the ~] nom

the wit

– mental ability ¹
the brain; the mentality; the wit; the brainpower; the mental capacity; the learning ability
– mental ability ¹
- brain [the ~] nom
  - he's got plenty of brains but no common sense¹
- mentality [the ~] nom
- wit [the ~] nom
- brainpower [the ~] nom
- mental capacity [the ~] nom
- learning ability [the ~] nom
the wit

– a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter ¹
the humour; the wit; the witticism; the humor; the wittiness
– a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter ¹
- humour [the ~] nom, britannique
- wit [the ~] nom
- witticism [the ~] nom
- humor [the ~] nom, américain
- wittiness [the ~] nom
the wit

– a witty amusing person who makes jokes ¹
the card; the wag; the wit
– a witty amusing person who makes jokes ¹
- card [the ~] nom
- wag [the ~] nom
- wit [the ~] nom

Alternate Synonyms for "wit":

humor; humour; witticism; wittiness; message; content; subject matter; substance
brain; brainpower; learning ability; mental capacity; mentality; intelligence
wag; card; humorist; humourist

Related Definitions for "wit":

mental ability¹
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter¹
a witty amusing person who makes jokes¹

Related Synonyms for wit

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