What is the meaning of Wit?

Answer 1

Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony., That which furnishes evidence or proof., One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness., One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts., One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like., To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of., To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest., To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed., To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify.

Answer 2

of Wit, To know; to learn., Mind; intellect; understanding; sense., A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as, to lose one's wits; at one's wits' end, and the like., Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner., A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings, for repartee, and the like.