From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wit n 1: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter [syn: wit, 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, wit] 3: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: wag, wit, card]