Witticism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪtɪsˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪtɪsˌɪzəm/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wit humour humor wittiness

Word Forms

witty	adjective	combining clever conception and facetious expression
humorous	adjective	full of or characterized by humor
humorist	noun	someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
humourous	adjective	full of or characterized by humor
humourist	noun	someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Witz

eine Botschaft, deren Einfallsreichtum, verbale Geschicklichkeit oder Inkongruenz die Macht hat, Lachen hervorzurufen

🇫🇷French

mot d'esprit

un message dont l'ingéniosité, l'habileté verbale ou l'incongruité a le pouvoir de susciter le rire

🇪🇸Spanish

agudeza

un mensaje cuyo ingenio o habilidad verbal o incongruencia tiene el poder de provocar risa

🇮🇹Italian

arguzia

un messaggio la cui ingegnosità, abilità verbale o incongruenza ha il potere di suscitare risate

🇳🇱Dutch

geestigheid

een boodschap waarvan de vindingrijkheid, verbale vaardigheid of ongerijmdheid de kracht heeft om gelach op te roepen

🇵🇹Portuguese

humor

uma mensagem cuja engenhosidade, habilidade verbal ou incongruência tem o poder de provocar risos

🇷🇺Russian

острота

сообщение, изобретательность, словесное мастерство или несоответствие которого способны вызвать смех

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यंग्यवाद

एक संदेश जिसकी सरलता या मौखिक कौशल या असंगति हँसी जगाने की शक्ति रखती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বুদ্ধিবৃত্তি

একটি বার্তা যার চতুরতা বা মৌখিক দক্ষতা বা অসঙ্গতি হাসির উদ্রেক করার ক্ষমতা রাখে

🇮🇳Tamil

புத்திசாலித்தனம்

புத்தி கூர்மை அல்லது வாய்மொழி திறமை அல்லது பொருத்தமின்மை சிரிப்பை வரவழைக்கும் ஆற்றல் கொண்ட செய்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

చమత్కారము

ఒక సందేశం, దీని చాతుర్యం లేదా శబ్ద నైపుణ్యం లేదా అసంబద్ధత నవ్వు తెప్పించే శక్తిని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जादूटोणा

एक संदेश ज्याची कल्पकता किंवा शाब्दिक कौशल्य किंवा विसंगतीमध्ये हसण्याची शक्ती आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિટંબણા

એક સંદેશ જેની ચાતુર્ય અથવા મૌખિક કુશળતા અથવા અસંગતતા હાસ્યને ઉત્તેજીત કરવાની શક્તિ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬುದ್ಧಿವಾದ

ಜಾಣ್ಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮೌಖಿಕ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಂಗತತೆಯು ನಗುವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബുദ്ധിശക്തി

ചാതുര്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വാക്കാലുള്ള വൈദഗ്ദ്ധ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊരുത്തക്കേട് ചിരി ഉണർത്താൻ ശക്തിയുള്ള ഒരു സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਵੇਕਵਾਦ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਮੌਖਿਕ ਹੁਨਰ ਜਾਂ ਅਸੰਗਤਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਾਸੇ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عقلیت

ایک ایسا پیغام جس کی آسانی یا زبانی مہارت یا عدم مطابقت ہنسی کو بھڑکانے کی طاقت رکھتی ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

妙语

其独创性、语言技巧或不协调性能够引起笑声的信息

🇯🇵Japanese

機知に富んだ

創意工夫、言語スキル、または不一致によって笑いを引き起こす力を持つメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

재담

독창성이나 언어 능력, 부조화가 웃음을 불러일으킬 수 있는 메시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hóm hỉnh

một thông điệp mà sự khéo léo, kỹ năng ngôn từ hoặc sự không phù hợp của nó có khả năng gợi lên tiếng cười

🇹🇭Thai

ไหวพริบ

ข้อความที่ความเฉลียวฉลาดหรือทักษะทางวาจาหรือความไม่ลงรอยกันมีอำนาจทำให้เกิดเสียงหัวเราะได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

gurauan

sebuah pesan yang kecerdikan atau keterampilan verbal atau keganjilannya mempunyai kekuatan untuk membangkitkan tawa

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatawa

isang mensahe na ang katalinuhan o kasanayan sa salita o hindi pagkakatugma ay may kapangyarihang pukawin ang pagtawa

🇲🇾Malay

tipu daya

mesej yang kebijaksanaan atau kemahiran lisan atau ketidaksesuaian mempunyai kuasa untuk menimbulkan ketawa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نكتة

رسالة تتمتع براعتها أو مهارتها اللفظية أو تناقضها بالقدرة على إثارة الضحك

🇮🇷Persian

شوخ طبعی

پیامی که نبوغ یا مهارت کلامی یا ناسازگاری آن قدرت برانگیختن خنده را دارد.

🇹🇷Turkish

espri

Yaratıcılığı, sözlü becerisi veya uyumsuzluğu kahkaha uyandıracak güce sahip bir mesaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶעָרָה שְׁנוּנָה

מסר שכושר ההמצאה שלו או מיומנותו המילולית או אי ההתאמה שלו יש בכוחו לעורר צחוק

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The primary meaning of 'witticism' is 'a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter'.

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Using 'witticism' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'witticism' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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