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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wits, marblesnoun

    the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

    "he used his wits to get ahead"; "I was scared out of my wits"; "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind"

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  1. witsnoun

    senses.

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  1. wits

    "Wits" generally refers to the keenness and quickness of perception, discernment, or understanding; intelligent or clever mental capacity. It can also be used to refer to a person's intelligence or sharp thinking. Furthermore, it can indicate mental faculties collectively (often in phrases such as "to keep or lose one's wits").

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of WITS in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of WITS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of WITS in a Sentence

  1. Francis Bacon:

    Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

  2. Robert Burns:

    The great Creator to revereMust sure become the creatureBut still the preaching cant forbear,And ev'n the rigid featureYet ne'er with wits profane to rangeBe complaisance extendedAn atheist laugh's a poor exchangeFor deity offended.

  3. John Dryden:

    Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

  4. Walter Savage Landor:

    Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.

  5. G. F. Lessing:

    A person who doesn't lose his wits over certain things has no wits to lose.

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