wit

n 1: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has

the power to evoke laughter [syn: {humor}, {humour}, {witticism},

{wittiness}]

2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common

sense" [syn: {brain}, {brainpower}, {learning ability}, {mental

capacity}, {mentality}]

3: (informal) a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: {wag},

{card}]