- wit·ti·cism
- /ˈwıtəˌsızəm/ noun, pl -cisms [count]: a clever or funny remark
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wit|ti|cism — «WIHT uh sihz uhm», noun. a witty remark. SYNONYM(S): quip, mot … Useful english dictionary
cism — ac·a·dem·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cism; agel·i·cism; ag·nos·ti·cism; anat·o·cism; an·gli·cism; an·thro·po·cen·tri·cism; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cism; arab·i·cism; ar·cha·i·cism; as·cet·i·cism; asi·at·i·cism; ath·let·i·cism; at·ti·cism; be·ta·cism; bib·li·cism;… … English syllables
wit — god·wit; nit·wit; pe·wit; un·wit; un·wit·ting·ness; wit·gat; wit·less; wit·less·ly; wit·less·ness; wit·ling; wit·loof; wit·ness·able; wit·ness·er; wit·ney; wit·te·boom; wit·ted; wit·ter·ing; wit·ti·chen·ite; wit·ti·cism; wit·ti·cize; wit·ti·ly;… … English syllables
e|rot|i|cism — «ih ROT uh sihz uhm», noun. erotic character or tendency: »The degree of wit renders the eroticism [of the book] aseptic and except to prudes and prurients innocuous (Saturday Review) … Useful english dictionary
witticism — wit·ti·cism … English syllables
witticism — wit|ti|cism [ wıtı,sızəm ] noun count a clever and funny remark … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
witticism — wit•ti•cism [[t]ˈwɪt əˌsɪz əm[/t]] n. a witty remark or sentence; jest; quip • Etymology: 1645–55; der. of witty, modeled on criticism … From formal English to slang
Witticism — Wit ti*cism, n. [From {Witty}.] A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. Milton. [1913 Webster] He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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