noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the quality of being witty uncountable, usually
2. 2
   The quality of being clever, amusingly ingenious. wordnet
3. 3
   a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

absurditybrillianceclevernesscomedycomicalitycomicalness

Etymology

From Middle English wittynesse, equivalent to witty + -ness.

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