wit vs imitation

imitation vs wit

wit and imitation both are nouns.

wit is not an adjective while imitation is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wit	Yes	No	No	No
imitation	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, imitation is a hyponym of wit; that is, imitation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wit:

wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
imitation: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

Other hyponyms of wit include jeu d'esprit, bon mot, mot, esprit de l'escalier, bite, pungency, caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, satire, repartee, gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh, caricature, impersonation, cartoon, sketch, fun, play, sport, ribaldry, topper, absurdist humor, absurdist humour, surreal humor, surreal humour.

wit (noun)	imitation (noun)
mental ability	copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter	something copied or derived from an original
a witty amusing person who makes jokes	the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
	a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

wit (adjective)	imitation (adjective)
	not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

Difference between wit and imitation

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