Wit gives zest to conversation.
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Wit
/wɪt/
Synonyms for "wit" (279 found)
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Closest matches (56)
Strong matches (84)
controlcoordinationcraftcraftinesscraftsmanshipcunningcunningnesscutupdeductive powerdeftnessdexteritydexterousnessdextrousnessdiplomacydiscernmentdiscriminationdivinationdrollefficiencyepigrammatist
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esemplastic powerespespritexpertisefacilityfarcefine italian handfinessefoxinessfunnymangag writergagmangagstergamesmanshipgathergeniusgracegraspgray mattergripguilehandinessheadhorsemanshiphumorhumoristideationimaginationimagineingeniousnessingenuityinsidiousnessinsightintegrative powerintellectintellectual graspintellectual powerintellectualismintellectualityintelligenceintelligence quotientinventivenessiqironistironyitalian handjesterjokejoker
Related words (139)
Noun(22 words)
jokesmithjokesterjudgementkeennessknow howknow-howknowledgelampoonlampoonerlife of the partyluciditymadcapmarblesmarksmanshipmastershipmasterymental agemental capacitymental graspmental ratio
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mentalitymindmother witnative witone upmanshipone-upmanshipparodistparodypenetrationperceptionpercipienceperspicacitypleasantrypower of mindpractical abilitypranksterproficiencyprowessprudencepunnerpunsterquick-wittednessquicknessquipsterrationalityreadinessreasonreasoning powerreckonreparteeistresourceresourcefulnesssagaciousnesssagacitysagenesssaltsanenesssanitysapiencesarcasmsatanic cunningsatiresatiristsavoir-fairesavvyscope of mindseamanshipsensesensessensingsharpnessshiftinessshrewdnessskillskillfulnessslapstickslipperinessslynesssmartnesssneakinesssophistrysoundnesssquibstealthstealthinessstylesubtiltysubtlenesssubtletysupplenesssupposetacttactfulnesstechnical brilliancetechnical masterytechnical skilltechniquethinkthinking powertimingtravestytrickinessunderstandingvirtuositywagwagwitwarinesswilewileswilinesswisdomwisecrackerwitlessnesswitlingwizardryworkmanshipzany
Related word relations
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More general
13 entriesMore specific
10 entriesCollocations
9 entriesbrilliant witdry witkeen witnatural witquick witsharp witunwitting admissionunwitting errorwitty remark
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 16 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀστεϊσμός noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Bulgarian
1 entries- остроу́мие noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Czech
2 entries- humor noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
- vtip noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Danish
1 entries- vid noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Esperanto
1 entries- humuro noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
French
1 entries- mot d'esprit noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
German
1 entries- Witz noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Italian
4 entries- brio noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
- motto di spirito noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
- prontezza di spirito noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
- senso umoristico noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Latin
2 entries- argūtia noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
- facetiae noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Latvian
1 entries- asprātība noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Māori
1 entries- ngutu atamai noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Norwegian
1 entries- vidd noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Witsichkjeit noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Portuguese
3 entries- engraçado noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
- humor noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
- humorístico noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Russian
1 entries- остроу́мие noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Spanish
4 entries- chiste espontáneo noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
- donaire noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
- donosura noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
- gracejo noun (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
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Wit is to conversation what salt is to food.
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Want of wit is worse than want of gear.
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