imitation vs wit

wit vs imitation

imitation and wit both are nouns.

imitation is an adjective but wit is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imitation	Yes	Yes	No	No
wit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wit is a hypernym of imitation; that is, wit is a word with a broader meaning than imitation:

imitation: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Other hypernyms of imitation include humor, humour, witticism, wittiness.

imitation (noun)	wit (noun)
copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else	mental ability
something copied or derived from an original	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations	a witty amusing person who makes jokes
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

imitation (adjective)	wit (adjective)
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

Difference between imitation and wit

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