wit

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noun

1. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (Freq. 9)
• Syn:
humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
• Derivationally related forms:
witty (for: wittiness), humourous (for: humour), humourist (for: humour), humorous (for: humor), humorist (for: humor), witty
• Members of this Usage Domain:
libation, roaster
• Hypernyms:
message, content, subject matter, substance
• Hyponyms:
jeu d'esprit, bon mot, mot, esprit de l'escalier, pungency,
bite, sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remark, repartee,
joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape, caricature,
imitation, impersonation, cartoon, sketch, fun, play,
sport, ribaldry, topper
2. mental ability (Freq. 3)
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
• Syn:
brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality
• Derivationally related forms:
mental (for: mentality), brainy (for: brain)
• Hypernyms:
intelligence
3. a witty amusing person who makes jokes
• Syn:
wag, card
• Derivationally related forms:
witty
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
humorist, humourist

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wag, card, brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness