he said i like your wit, what is wit?
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(I’m old, so I get to say m’dear once in a great while! 🙂 )
WIT:
W: With
I: Intelligent
T: Tendencies
In other words, wit means obvious intelligence, usually showing itself in a quick ability to ‘get it,’ or grasp the point of what is being said or done.
It also often includes a great sense of humor.
You’ve got yourself a compliment!
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[Middle English, from Old English.]
noun
The natural ability to perceive and understand; intelligence.
Keenness and quickness of perception or discernment; ingenuity. Often used in the plural: living by one’s wits.
wits. Sound mental faculties; sanity: scared out of my wits.
The ability to perceive and express in an ingeniously humorous manner the relationship between seemingly incongruous or disparate things.
One noted for this ability, especially one skilled in repartee.
A person of exceptional intelligence.
idioms
at (one’s) wits’ end
At the limit of one’s mental resources; utterly at a loss.
have (one’s) wits about (one)
To remain alert or calm, especially in a crisis.
Synonyms:
astuteness, awareness, use of wordplay and satire.
shrewdness: mental acumen, shrewdness, or reasoning power
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