English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Wit
Wit
(inf.)
of Wit
Wit
(t)
ing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wit
Wit
(n.)
To know; to learn.
Wit
(v.)
Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
Wit
(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.
Wit
(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.
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.