Wit vs. Clever
Witnoun
Sanity.
Witnoun
The senses.
Witnoun
Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
Witnoun
The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
Witnoun
Intelligence; common sense.
Witnoun
Humour, especially when clever or quick.
Witnoun
A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
Witverb
Know, be aware of constructed with of when used intransitively.
Witpreposition
(Southern American English) lang=en
Witverb
To know; to learn.
Witnoun
Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
Witnoun
A mental faculty, or power of the mind; - used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose one's wits; at one's wits' end, and the like.
Witnoun
Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner.
Witnoun
A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings, for repartee, and the like.
Witnoun
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Witnoun
mental ability;
Witnoun
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
Witnoun
the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; keen intelligence
Witnoun
good sense
Witnoun
a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humour
Witnoun
a witty person
Witverb
have knowledge
Witverb
that is to say (used to be more specific about something already referred to)
Wit
Wit is a form of intelligent humour, the ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny. Someone witty is a person who is skilled at making clever and funny remarks.
Cleveradjective
Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
Cleveradjective
Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
Cleveradjective
Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
Cleveradjective
Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
Cleveradjective
Possessing magical abilities.
Cleveradjective
(obsolete) Fit; suitable; having propriety.
Cleveradjective
(obsolete) Well-shaped; handsome.
Cleveradjective
Good-natured; obliging.
Cleveradjective
Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
Cleveradjective
Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert.
Cleveradjective
Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick.
Cleveradjective
Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness.
Cleveradjective
Well-shaped; handsome.
Cleveradjective
Good-natured; obliging.
Cleveradjective
skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends;
Cleveradjective
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others;
Cleveradjective
mentally quick and resourceful;
Cleveradjective
showing inventiveness and skill;
Cleveradjective
quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent
Cleveradjective
skilled at doing or achieving something; talented
Cleveradjective
showing skill and originality; ingenious
Cleveradjective
sensible; well advised
Cleveradjective
healthy or well
