wit

the wit and wisdom of the place

to be past the wit of man

There is wit enough, and to spare.

a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness.

to wit (=namely, that is to say)

an acid wit; an acid tone of voice.

a pyrotechnic wit; pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity.

A ready wit is her stock-in-trade.

These tags of wit and wisdom bore me.

She hadn't the wit to say no.

He had the wit to telephone the police.

Keep your wits about you.

In conversation she exudes wit and self-assurance.

her courtesy and quick wit had made a good impression.

one of the greatest wits of all time.

I had the wit to realize that the only way out was up.

his caustic wit cuts through the humbug.

yobbery seems to have replaced wit in politics.

It is an anthology that crackles with wit and wisdom.