gag vs wittiness

wittiness vs gag

gag and wittiness both are nouns.

gag is a verb but wittiness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gag	Yes	No	Yes	No
wittiness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wittiness is a hypernym of gag; that is, wittiness is a word with a broader meaning than gag:

gag: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
wittiness: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Other hypernyms of gag include humor, humour, wit, witticism.

gag (noun)	wittiness (noun)
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting	The quality of being clever, amusingly ingenious.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

gag (verb)	wittiness (verb)
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
cause to retch or choke
make jokes or quips
be too tight; rub or press
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
prevent from speaking out

Difference between gag and wittiness

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