Five wits
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Five wits
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In the time of William Shakespeare, there were commonly reckoned to be five wits and five senses. The five wits were sometimes taken to be synonymous with the five senses, but were otherwise also known and regarded as the five inward wits, distinguishing them from the five senses, which were the five outward wits. Much of this conflation has resulted from changes in meaning. In Early Modern English, "wit" and "sense" overlapped in meaning. Both could mean a faculty of perception. Thus "five wits
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The senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste, feel
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_wits
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2024-02-21T09:57:36Z
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