| wit | |
| 1. n. (now usually in the pluralonly) Sanity. | |
| He's gone completely out of his wits. | |
| 2. n. (obsolete usually in the plural) The senses. | |
| 3. n. Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning. | |
| Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say. | |
| 4. n. The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints. | |
| My father had a quick wit and a steady hand. | |
| 5. n. Intelligence; common sense. | |
| The opportunity was right in front of you, and you didn't even have the wit to take it! | |
| 6. n. Humour, especially when clever or quick. | |
| The best man's speech was hilarious, full of wit and charm. | |
| 7. n. A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty. | |
| Your friend is quite a wit, isn't he? | |
| 8. v. (ambitransitive, chiefly archaic) Know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively). | |
| You committed terrible actions — to wit, murder and theft — and should be punished accordingly. | |
| They are meddling in matters that men should not wit of. | |
| 9. prep. (Southern American English) alternative spelling of with | |
