wit vs surreal humour

surreal humour vs wit

wit and surreal humour both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wit	Yes	No	No	No
surreal humour	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, surreal humour is a hyponym of wit; that is, surreal humour 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
surreal humour: is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical.

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, imitation, impersonation, cartoon, sketch, fun, play, sport, ribaldry, topper, absurdist humor, absurdist humour, surreal humor.

wit (noun)	surreal humour (noun)
mental ability	is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
a witty amusing person who makes jokes

Difference between wit and surreal humour

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