wittiness
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- noun
- /ˈwɪtɪnəs/
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ingenio
- I enjoy your wittiness and sarcasm; however, I do believe that shooting down a writer's style is just not a way to say, "Look here, everyone!"
Examples
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In the Ethics, Aristotle related the Golden Mean—although he never used a phrase that could be translated easily as such—with such other moral virtues as wittiness, truthfulness, and generosity.
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The comedian's wittiness delighted the audience and left them wanting more jokes.
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And I like telling that story because it's the wittiness of Obama.
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I love Rory so much because his character is a nice break from all the wittiness.
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The wittiness of the left always amazes me.
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Love the cake, love the low fat/cal, I am sitting here in tears of laughter over the wittiness of this blog.
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Some people are wowed by a candidate's good looks, charisma, wittiness, etc.
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This exchange was not applauded because of its wittiness or completeness; it was applauded because the public saw through it.
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Sylvia's and her friends' use of the dozens reflects their wittiness, combativeness, and cultural grounding in the African-American tradition.
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Her wittiness makes every conversation enjoyable and keeps everyone laughing.
Synonyms
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1.0
The ability to make people laugh
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3.1
To see and enjoy what is funny and sometimes make others laugh
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4.0
Ability to think quickly and say clever, amusing things
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2.8
Quick thinking that finds smart new ideas and solutions
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6.0
Clever or funny use of words often with puns
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8.3
Short, clever answers that make people laugh or the skill of giving them in conversation
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4.1
To make quick, clever, funny comments that amuse people
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4.0
The ability to think quickly and act cleverly
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2.7
A thing that makes people laugh
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4.1
A clever or funny use of words to make jokes
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7.2
A quiet, slightly mocking kind of humor
To think and answer fast and cleverly
Thinking quickly and understanding things easily
A quick clever remark that makes people laugh
A quick, sharp kind of humor that criticizes ideas or people
A kind of subtle, clever humor that feels literary and refined
A playful, slightly naughty way of being funny that makes people smile
Being amusing in a slightly odd and unexpected way
To joke and be playful in a friendly way that makes people smile
Being funny in a way that makes people laugh
The quality of being very funny and making people laugh a lot
Antonyms
How Witty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wittiness comes from the old English root wit, which meant 'mind' or 'knowledge' and is the same root behind wise. So, wittiness is the quality of having a quick, clever mind that makes funny, smart remarks.