imitation vs witticism

witticism vs imitation

imitation and witticism both are nouns.

imitation is an adjective but witticism is not an adjective.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Difference between imitation and witticism

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