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intelligence vs wits

wits vs intelligence

intelligence and wits both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intelligence Yes No No No
wits Yes No No No
As nouns, wits is a hyponym of intelligence; that is, wits is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intelligence:
  • intelligence: the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
  • wits: the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
intelligence (noun) wits (noun)
the operation of gathering information about an enemy the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
information about recent and important events
secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
Difference between intelligence and wits

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