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satire vs wittiness

wittiness vs satire

satire and wittiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
satire Yes No No No
wittiness Yes No No No
As nouns, wittiness is a hypernym of satire; that is, wittiness is a word with a broader meaning than satire:
  • satire: witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  • wittiness: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Other hypernyms of satire include humor, humour, wit, witticism.
satire (noun) wittiness (noun)
witty language used to convey insults or scorn The quality of being clever, amusingly ingenious.
a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Difference between satire and wittiness

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