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repartee vs wittiness

wittiness vs repartee

repartee and wittiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repartee Yes No No No
wittiness Yes No No No
As nouns, wittiness is a hypernym of repartee; that is, wittiness is a word with a broader meaning than repartee:
  • repartee: adroitness and cleverness in reply
  • wittiness: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Other hypernyms of repartee include humor, humour, wit, witticism.
repartee (noun) wittiness (noun)
adroitness and cleverness in reply The quality of being clever, amusingly ingenious.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Difference between repartee and wittiness

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