1. The basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
   "he used his wits to get ahead"; "I was scared out of my wits";
   - marbles

1. A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
   "Her quick wit lightened the tense atmosphere";
   - humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], witticism, wittiness, drollness
    
2. Mental ability
   "he's got plenty of wits but no common sense";
   - brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, smarts [N. Amer, Austral, informal]
    
3. A witty amusing person who makes jokes
   "The office wit kept everyone laughing with his clever quips";
   - wag, card, dag [US, Austral, informal]

Sounds like: wit, wits

Type of: content, humorist, intelligence, message, subject matter, substance

Encyclopedia: Wits