wit in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
wit in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
wit in Marathi मराठी
wit in Nepali नेपाली
wit in Sindhi سنڌي
wit in Telugu తెలుగు
wit in English
- wit⇄Attic salt orwit
dry, delicate, and pungent wit. - wit⇄expr. at one's wit's (or wits') end, not knowing what to do or say; utterly perplexed.
Ex. What shall we do? is the doleful cry of men at their wits' end (John Flavel). - wit⇄expr. have (or keep) one's wits about one, to be alert.
Ex. Have all your wits about you, ... you are nursing a viper in your bosom (Benjamin H. Malkin). - wit⇄expr. live by one's wits, to get one's living by clever or crafty devices rather than by any settled occupation.
Ex. Living by his wits--which means by the abuse of every faculty that, worthily employed, raises man above the beasts (Dickens). - wit⇄expr. to wit, that is to say; namely.
Ex. To my son I leave all I own--to wit: my house, what is in it, and the land on which it stands. - wit⇄wit (1), noun.
1. the power to perceive quickly and express cleverly ideas that are unusual, striking, and amusing.
Ex. His wit made even troubles seem amusing. Brevity is the soul of wit (Shakespeare).
2. a person who is amusing by his - wit⇄wit (2), transitive verb, intransitive verb, pres. 1st pers.wot,2nd pers.wost,3rd pers.wot,pl.wit;pt. and pp.wist;pres. p.witting.
(Archaic.) to know.