WITTICISM

wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

witticism (plural witticisms)

a witty remark

Synonyms

• See also joke

Source: Wiktionary


Wit"ti*cism, n. Etym: [From Witty.]

Definition: A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. Milton. He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic verse. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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