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<b class="b2">Cleverness</b>: P. and V. [[σύνεσις]], ἡ, τὸ συνετόν, [[σοφία]], ἡ, P. [[δεινότης]], ἡ, Ar. and P. [[δεξιότης]], ἡ.
 
<b class="b2">Intellect, mind</b>: P. and V. [[νοῦς]], ὁ, [[φρόνησις]], ἡ, [[γνώμη]], ἡ, Ar. and P. [[διάνοια]], ἡ, Ar. and V. [[φρήν]], ἡ, or pl. (rare P.).
 
<b class="b2">Mother wit</b>: P. οἰκεία [[σύνεσις]] (<b class="b2">Thuc</b> 1, 138).
 
<b class="b2">Conversational cleverness</b>: P. [[χαριεντισμός]], ὁ, [[εὐτραπελία]], ἡ.
 
<b class="b2">A witty person</b>: see adj., P. and V. [[γέλοιος]] (Eur., <b class="b2">Frag.</b>), Ar. and P. [[χαρίεις]], [[ἀστεῖος]].
 
<b class="b2">Play the wit</b>, v.: Ar. and P. χαριεντίζεσθαι.
 
<b class="b2">Be at one's wit's end</b>: P. and V. ἀπορεῖν, ἀμηχανεῖν (rare P.), P. [[ἄπορος]] καθεστηκέναι, ἐν ἀπόρῳ ἔχεσθαι.
 
<b class="b2">At one's wit's end</b>, adj.: P. and V. [[ἄπορος]], [[ἀμήχανος]] (rare P.).
 
<b class="b2">Lose one's wits</b>: P. and V. ἐξίστασθαι, οὐ φρονεῖν, παραφρονεῖν; see <b class="b2">be mad</b>, under [[mad]].
 
<b class="b2">With one's wits about one</b>, adj.: Ar. and P. [[ὀξύς]], P. and V. [[δριμύς]] (Plat. also Eur., ''Cycl.''); see [[clever]].
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