Meaning of WITTICISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'witi`sizum
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| | Definition: | | [n] a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter |
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| | Synonyms: | | humor, humour, wit, wittiness |
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| | See Also: | | bon mot, caricature, cartoon, caustic remark, content, fun, gag, imitation, impersonation, irony, jape, jest, jeu d'esprit, joke, laugh, message, mot, play, repartee, ribaldry, sarcasm, satire, sketch, sport, subject matter, substance, topper, wheeze, yak | |
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| | Definition: | | \Wit"ti*cism\, n. [From {Witty}.]
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.
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