pungency vs witticism

pungency and witticism both are nouns.

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

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

pungency: wit having a sharp and caustic quality
witticism: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

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

pungency (noun)	witticism (noun)
a strong odor or taste property	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
wit having a sharp and caustic quality