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wit

IPA(Pronunciation)

/wɪt/

Noun

countable plural-normally uncountable obsolete

Japanese Meaning

正気（健全な精神状態） / （旧義）感覚や神経、五感の意味合い / 知性、思考・判断する能力

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After days of isolation, he wondered if he still had his wit.

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数日間の孤立の後、彼はまだ正気でいられるかどうか疑った。

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Sense（1）

(now usually in the plural) Sanity.

He's gone completely out of his wits.

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Sense（2）

(obsolete, usually in the plural) The senses.

Sense（3）

Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.

Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say.

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Sense（4）

The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.

My father had a quick wit and a steady hand.

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Sense（5）

Intelligence; common sense.

Sense（6）

Humour, especially when clever or quick.

The best man's speech was hilarious, full of wit and charm.

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Sense（7）

A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.

Your friend is quite a wit, isn't he?

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wits

（ plural ）

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