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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
   - humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], witticism, wittiness, drollness
    
2. Mental ability
   - brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality
    
3. A witty amusing person who makes jokes
   - wag, card

Sounds like: whits

See also: witty

Type of: content, humorist, humourist [Brit, Cdn], intelligence, message, subject matter, substance

Encyclopedia: Wit