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content vs wit

wit vs content

content and wit both are nouns.

content is an adjective but wit is not an adjective.

content is a verb but wit is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
content Yes Yes Yes No
wit Yes No No No
As nouns, wit is a hyponym of content; that is, wit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than content:
  • content: content communicating a message; what something is about
  • wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Other hyponyms of content include body, corker, reminder, petition, postulation, request, memorial, latent content, subject, theme, topic, aside, digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis, import, meaning, significance, signification, bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, drivel, garbage, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, refusal, info, information, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance, commitment, dedication, approval, commendation, disapproval, respects, discourtesy, disrespect, insertion, interpolation, statement, statement, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness, opinion, view, direction, instruction, proposal, offer, offering, entry, submission, narration, narrative, story, tale, packaging, promo, promotion, promotional material, publicity, sensationalism, shocker.
content (noun) wit (noun)
something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation mental ability
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
content communicating a message; what something is about a witty amusing person who makes jokes
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
the amount that can be contained
the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
the state of being contented with your situation in life
content (adjective) wit (adjective)
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
content (verb) wit (verb)
satisfy in a limited way
make content
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