noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of wit form-of, plural
2. 2
   Senses. plural, plural-only
3. 3
   plural of WIT form-of, plural
4. 4
   the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception wordnet
5. 5
   Sanity. plural, plural-only

Synonyms

All synonyms

acumencapacityconsciousnessfacultymarblesmind

Example

More examples

"I was almost at my wits' end about how to act."

Related phrases

collect one's witsgather one's witshave one's wits about onekeep one's wits about onelose one's witsout of one's witspit one's witsscare someone out of their wits

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