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Definition wit

Etymology 1

From Middle English wit, from Old English witt (“understanding, intellect, sense, knowledge, consciousness, conscience”), from Proto-Germanic *witj? (“knowledge, reason”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate with Dutch weet, German Witz, Danish vid, Swedish vett, Gothic ?????? (unwiti, “ignorance”), Latin vide? (“see”), Russian ??????? (vídet?). Compare wise.

Noun

wit (countable and uncountable, plural wits)

1. (now usually in the plural, plural only) Sanity.
2. (obsolete usually in the plural) The senses.
3. Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
4. The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
5. Intelligence; common sense.
6. Humour, especially when clever or quick.
7. A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.

Etymology 2

From Middle English witen, from Old English witan, from Proto-Germanic *witan?, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate with Icelandic vita, Dutch weten, German wissen, Swedish veta, and Latin vide? (“I see”). Compare guide.

Verb

wit (see below for this verb’s conjugation)

1. (transitive, intransitive, chiefly archaic) Know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).

Etymology 3

From with.

Preposition

wit

1. (Southern US) Pronunciation spelling of with.

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