witticism vs sketch

sketch vs witticism

witticism and sketch both are nouns.

witticism is not a verb while sketch is a verb.

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

As nouns, sketch is a hyponym of witticism; that is, sketch 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
sketch: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

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

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

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

Difference between witticism and sketch

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