🇬🇧 Wit meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Wit is the special talent of using words in a clever and funny way. A person with wit can quickly think of smart, silly, or surprising things to say that make other people laugh or say, “Wow, that was clever!” Wit is not just telling jokes; it’s using your brain and your words together to be funny and smart at the same time.

Her wit was so powerful that the grumpy librarian accidentally smiled, then shushed her own face.

With one burst of wit, my little brother renamed homework “free brain pain.”

With just a little wit, he turned “clean your room” into “discover a lost civilization under my bed.”

The robot tried to learn wit and ended up telling jokes about charging cables for three hours.

She used her wit to win the argument and then used a cookie to make everyone forget there was an argument.

At dinner a child dropped cake; silence fell. Her wit broke the quiet: a quick, kind joke. One wit, then another bit of wit, then a soft wit that turned tears to laughter. Each wit landed like a warm hand, and the table laughed, relief bright on every face and soft applause followed.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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