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Question: What is "wit"!?
How would you describe a witty person!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Wit is when a person can easily comment on something -- and they usually do this quickly and on their feet!. Those comments are usually humorous or sarcastic!.

Basically, you are considered "witty" when you have educated yourself in a few fields so that you are able to give your input on them in a specific manner!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

combining clever conception and facetious expression

Example: "His sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent"

Often used in the same context
droll, clever, kathy, outgoing

Appears in the definition of
aphoristic, apothegmatic, bel esprit, brightness, card, caustic remark, clerihew, cleverness, comeback, crack, epigram, epigrammatic, irony, jeu d'esprit, quip, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, sally, sarcasm, satire, smartness, wag, waggish, wisecrack, wittilyWww@QuestionHome@Com

To have wit is to have something that most people do not, for if you want to be somebody that is you must have what they do not!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

droll, funny, original, sparkling, brilliantWww@QuestionHome@Com

it kind of means intelligence or cleverness!. So to write a poem, I'd say you do have to have SOME wit!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A person who is knowledgeable on many topicsWww@QuestionHome@Com

Wit is cleverness!. Not all poets have wit!. Your poetry will be better if you have a clever, witty way with words!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Clever!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

a clever person and quick thinkerWww@QuestionHome@Com

I think of it as a smart, clever, ironic sense of humor!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

humorWww@QuestionHome@Com

smart and clever!.Www@QuestionHome@Com