- (v.) 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.
- (v.) 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.
- (inf.) of Wit.
- (n.) To know; to learn.
- (t) ing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wit.
- (v.) 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.
- (v.) Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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