witticism
Meaning of witticism
noun
- a witty remark.
Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms
1677: coined by Dryden from witty, on the pattern of criticism .
Information about witticism
- It is a name.
- The plural form of witticism is: witticisms.
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Hyphenation of witticism
wit-ti-cism
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- witticism is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
witticism synonyms
Meaning wit:
Meaning a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline:
Meaning a witty remark:
Meaning a thing said or done for amusement; a joke:
Meaning a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings:
Meaning a witty or lively remark, especially one made as an attack or as a diversion in an argument; a retort:
Meaning a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism:
Meaning a mild joke:
Meaning a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way:
Meaning conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies:
Meaning the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks:
Meaning humorous or witty conversation:
Meaning a piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking:
Meaning comic strips in newspapers:
Meaning a joke, typically a critical or unkind one:
Meaning a witty remark or joke:
Meaning a return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful:
Meaning a play on words; a pun:
Meaning an expression capable of having more than one meaning; a pun:
Meaning a word or form characteristic of Attic Greek, regarded as having particular literary elegance:
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