English dictionary
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English noun: wit | |||
| 1. | wit (communication) a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | ||
| Synonyms | humor, humour, witticism, wittiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bite, bon mot, caricature, cartoon, caustic remark, esprit de l'escalier, fun, gag, imitation, impersonation, irony, jape, jest, jeu d'esprit, joke, laugh, mot, play, pungency, repartee, ribaldry, sarcasm, satire, sketch, sport, topper | ||
| Domain usage members | libation, roaster | ||
| 2. | wit (cognition) mental ability | ||
| Samples | He's got plenty of brains but no common sense. | ||
| Synonyms | brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intelligence | ||
| 3. | wit (person) a witty amusing person who makes jokes | ||
| Synonyms | card, wag | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | humorist, humourist | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
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