wit, humor, irony, sarcasm, satire, repartee mean a mode of expression intended to arouse amusement. wit suggests the power to evoke laughter by remarks showing verbal felicity or …

Wit is a form of intelligent humour —the ability to say or write things that are clever and typically funny. [1] Someone witty, also known as a wit, is a person skilled at wit, making spontaneous …

WIT definition: the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. See examples of wit used in a sentence.

WIT meaning: 1. the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way: 2. a person who is skilled at using…. Learn more.

at one's wit's or wits' end, drained of all ideas or mental resources; utterly confused or frustrated.

If you describe someone as a wit, you mean that they have the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way. Holmes was gregarious, a great wit, a man of wide …

speech or writing showing such perception and expression. a person having or noted for such perception and expression. astuteness. Usually, wits. mental acuity, composure, and …