witticism vs imitation

imitation vs witticism

witticism and imitation both are nouns.

witticism is not an adjective while imitation is an adjective.

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

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

witticism: 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 witticism 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.

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

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

Difference between witticism and imitation

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