witticism
English Thesaurus
1. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (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 | : | 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 | : | 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) |
| 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, |
| definition | : | combining clever conception and facetious expression (adj.all) |
| 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, |
| definition | : | combining clever conception and facetious expression (adj.all) |
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