What is "wits" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does wits mean in English? Meaning of wits definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "wits" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "wits": the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

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  • Meaning: the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
  • Example: he used his wits to get ahead I was scared out of my wits he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind
  • Synonyms: marbles wits
  • Hypernyms: intelligence
  • Synonyms:

    fun, joke, satire, repartee, jest, wisecrack, pleasantry, prank, drollery, levity, lark, raillery, pun, aphorism, banter, burlesque, gag, sally, quip, jocularity, badinage, trick, practical joke, wordplay, facetiousness, whimsicality, wittiness, bon mot, madcap, trickster, wag, jester, jokester, joker, comedian, comic, humorist, card, farceur, quipster, punster, a million laughs, banterer, cutup, epigrammatist, funster, gag person, jokesmith, life of the party, wisecracker,

    Antonyms:

    seriousness, seriousness,

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