WITTINESS

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

wittiness (usually uncountable, plural wittinesses)

the quality of being witty

Source: Wiktionary


Wit"ti*ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being witty.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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