witticism vs surreal humour

surreal humour vs witticism

witticism and surreal humour both are nouns.

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

As nouns, surreal humour is a hyponym of witticism; that is, surreal humour 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
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 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, sketch, fun, play, sport, ribaldry, topper, absurdist humor, absurdist humour, surreal humor.

witticism (noun)	surreal humour (noun)
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter	is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical.

Difference between witticism and surreal humour

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