wit

English Thesaurus

1. mental ability (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	intelligence,
definition	:	the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience (noun.cognition)

2. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	content, message, subject matter, substance,
definition	:	what a communication that is about something is about (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	jeu d'esprit,
definition	:	a witty comment or writing (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	bon mot, mot,
definition	:	a clever remark (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	esprit de l'escalier,
definition	:	a witty remark that occurs to you too late (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	bite, pungency,
definition	:	wit having a sharp and caustic quality (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, satire,
definition	:	witty language used to convey insults or scorn (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	repartee,
definition	:	adroitness and cleverness in reply (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh,
definition	:	a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	caricature, imitation, impersonation,
definition	:	a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	cartoon, sketch,
definition	:	a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	fun, play, sport,
definition	:	verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	ribaldry,
definition	:	ribald humor (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	topper,
definition	:	an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before (noun.communication)

domain member usage	:	libation,
definition	:	(facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage (noun.food)

domain member usage	:	roaster,
definition	:	a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment) (noun.person)

3. a witty amusing person who makes jokes (noun.person)

hypernym	:	humorist, humourist,
definition	:	someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way (noun.person)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

4. mental ability (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip,
definition	:	having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence (adj.all)

derivation	:	mental,
definition	:	involving the mind or an intellectual process (adj.all)

derivation	:	mental,
definition	:	of or relating to the mind (adj.pert)

5. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (noun.communication)

derivation	:	humorist, humourist,
definition	:	someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way (noun.person)

derivation	:	humorous, humourous,
definition	:	full of or characterized by humor (adj.all)

derivation	:	witty, witty,
definition	:	combining clever conception and facetious expression (adj.all)

6. mental ability (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip,
definition	:	having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence (adj.all)

derivation	:	mental,
definition	:	involving the mind or an intellectual process (adj.all)

derivation	:	mental,
definition	:	of or relating to the mind (adj.pert)

7. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (noun.communication)

derivation	:	humorist, humourist,
definition	:	someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way (noun.person)

derivation	:	humorous, humourous,
definition	:	full of or characterized by humor (adj.all)

derivation	:	witty, witty,
definition	:	combining clever conception and facetious expression (adj.all)