jest vs wittiness

jest and wittiness both are nouns.

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

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

jest: 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 jest include humor, humour, wit, witticism.

jest (noun)	wittiness (noun)
activity characterized by good humor	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

jest (verb)	wittiness (verb)
act in a funny or teasing way
tell a joke; speak humorously