Another word for wit
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Another word for wit
Noun
Clever humor
See also:An example of wit, sense 1
One who possesses wit, sense 1
Idioms:
at one's wits' end
have or keep one's wits about one
live by one's wits
Synonym Study
- Repartee refers to the ability to reply or retort with quick, skillful wit or humor
- Satire applies to the use, especially in literature, of ridicule, sarcasm, irony, etc. in exposing and attacking vices or follies
- Irony refers to the humor implicit in the contradiction between literal expression and intended meaning or in the discrepancy between appearance and reality in life
- Humor is applied to the ability to perceive and express that which is comical, ludicrous, or ridiculous, but connotes kindliness, geniality, sometimes even pathos, in the expression and a reaction of sympathetic amusement from the audience
- Wit refers to the ability to perceive the incongruous and to express it in quick, sharp, spontaneous, often sarcastic remarks that delight or entertain
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