cartoon vs witticism

witticism vs cartoon

cartoon and witticism both are nouns.

cartoon is a verb but witticism is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cartoon	Yes	No	Yes	No
witticism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, witticism is a hypernym of cartoon; that is, witticism is a word with a broader meaning than cartoon:

cartoon: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
witticism: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Other hypernyms of cartoon include humor, humour, wit, wittiness.

cartoon (noun)	witticism (noun)
a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

cartoon (verb)	witticism (verb)
draw cartoons of

Difference between cartoon and witticism

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