What does witticism mean?

Definitions for witticism
ˈwɪt əˌsɪz əmwit·ti·cism

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittinessnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. witticismnoun

    a witty remark

  2. Etymology: wit+-icism.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Witticismnoun

    A mean attempt at wit.

    Etymology: from witty.

    We have a libertine fooling even in his last agonies, with a witticism between his teeth, without any regard to sobriety and conscience. Roger L'Estrange.

    He is full of conceptions, points of epigram and witticisms, all which are below the dignity of heroick verse. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. witticism

    Wit is a form of intelligent humour – the ability to say or write things that are clever and typically funny. Someone witty is a person who is skilled at making clever and funny remarks. Forms of wit include the quip, repartee, and wisecrack.

ChatGPT

  1. witticism

    A witticism is a sharp, clever, or quick remark or comment, often intended to be funny or amusing. It requires intelligence and quick thinking and is usually delivered in a witty or humorous manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Witticismnoun

    a witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit

  2. Etymology: [From Witty.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of witticism in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of witticism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of witticism in a Sentence

  1. Minna Antrim:

    An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.

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