sketch vs witticism

witticism vs sketch

sketch and witticism both are nouns.

sketch is a verb but witticism is not a verb.

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

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

sketch: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
witticism: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

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

sketch (noun)	witticism (noun)
preliminary drawing for later elaboration	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
short descriptive summary (of events)
a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
a brief literary description

sketch (verb)	witticism (verb)
describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
make a sketch of

Difference between sketch and witticism

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