wit
Other forms: wits
Wit is brainpower or mental ability, or the person who possesses such ability, especially when it's used humorously.
When we are scared out of our wits, we — figuratively, anyway — lose for a moment our mental faculties. When we are at our wits' end, we have run out of ideas or possible solutions to a frustrating situation. When we outwit someone, we make the smarter decision. Historical figures known for their wit include Voltaire, Oscar Wilde, and Mark Twain.
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mental abilitysynonyms: brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentalitytype of:intelligencethe ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
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a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughtertypes:jeu d'esprita witty comment or writingesprit de l'escaliera witty remark that occurs to you too latereparteeadroitness and cleverness in replycaricature, imitation, impersonationa representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effectribaldryribald humortopperan exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone beforemock-heroica satirical imitation of heroic versebelly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wowa joke that seems extremely funnyethnic jokea joke at the expense of some ethnic groupfunny, funny remark, funny story, good storyan account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)in-jokea joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of peopleone-linera very short joke or funny remarkshaggy dog storya long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessnesssick jokea joke in bad tastesight gag, visual jokea joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travestya composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous waycartoon strip, comic strip, funnies, stripa sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic booktype of:
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a witty amusing person who makes jokes
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Vocabulary lists containing wit
Here are links to our lists for the play: Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, Act V Here are links to other plays by William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Hamlet, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Using journal entries, memos, letters, and dialogue, award-winning author Avi pokes fun at high school, politics, and the media. This satirical novel demonstrates that truth is always subjective.
Is your vocabulary feeling lax, with too many words beyond your ken? Dip into this vat of verbal gems of every hue and turn your woe into awe! These four lists are arranged from easiest to most challenging. Try and learn them all! Here are links to our lists in the collection: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4