witticism

wit·ti·cism

W0195300 (wĭt′ĭ-sĭz′əm)n. A witty remark. See Synonyms at joke.

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[Blend of witty and criticism.]

witticism

(ˈwɪtɪˌsɪzəm) na clever or witty remark[C17: from witty; coined by Dryden (1677) by analogy with criticism]

wit•ti•cism

(ˈwɪt əˌsɪz əm)

n. a witty remark or sentence; jest; quip. [1645–55; derivative of witty, modeled on criticism]

witticism

a remark or expression characterized by cleverness in perception and choice of words.See also: Language

Thesaurus

Noun

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witticism - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughterhumor, wit, wittiness, humoursubject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is aboutjeu d'esprit - a witty comment or writingbon mot, mot - a clever remarkesprit de l'escalier - a witty remark that occurs to you too latepungency, bite - wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, satire - witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swiftrepartee - adroitness and cleverness in replygag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"caricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effectcartoon, sketch - a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazinefun, sport, play - verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"ribaldry - ribald humortopper - an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone beforelibation - (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverageroaster - a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment); "the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got"

witticism

noun quip, sally, pun, one-liner (slang), riposte, pleasantry, repartee, epigram, play on words, bon mot, clever remark, witty remark This witticism produced a burst of raucous laughter.

witticism

nounWords or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement:gag, jape, jest, joke, quip.Informal: funny, gag.Slang: ha-ha.

Translations

妙语打趣话

wit

(wit) noun1. humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way. His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit. 風趣 幽默妙语2. a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc. He's a great wit. 風趣的人 富于幽默感的人3. common sense, inventiveness etc. He did not have the wit to defend himself. 常識，應變能力 常识，应变能力 ˈwitless adjective crazy, stupid etc. 愚蠢的 愚蠢的-witted having understanding or intelligence of a certain kind. quick-/sharp-witted. (構成形容詞)有...智力的（如:機敏的） .（常用以构成复合词）智力 ... 的，头脑 ... 的 ˈwitticism (-sizəm) noun a witty remark etc. 風趣的話，妙語 打趣话，妙语 ˈwitty adjective clever and amusing. a witty person; witty remarks. 機智風趣的 诙谐的ˈwittily adverb 機智風趣地 机智地，机敏地 ˈwittiness noun 機智風趣 机敏at one's wits' end utterly confused and desperate. 江郎才盡，不知所措 智穷计尽，无计可施 keep one's wits about one to be cautious, alert and watchful. 保持警覺 保持警觉live by one's wits to live by cunning rather than by hard work. 靠耍手段過日子 靠耍手腕过日子(frighten/scare) out of one's wits (to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness. The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits. 讓人(幾乎)嚇破膽 把某人吓得魂不附体