Wit

of Wit

ing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wit

To know; to learn.

Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.

A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose one's wits; at one's wits' end, and the like.

Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner.

A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings, for repartee, and the like.

mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter