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wit vs intelligence

intelligence vs wit

wit and intelligence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wit Yes No No No
intelligence Yes No No No
As nouns, intelligence is a hypernym of wit; that is, intelligence is a word with a broader meaning than wit:
  • wit: mental ability
  • intelligence: the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
wit (noun) intelligence (noun)
mental ability the operation of gathering information about an enemy
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
a witty amusing person who makes jokes 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 wit and intelligence

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