witticism vs wit

witticism and wit both are nouns.

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

As nouns, witticism and wit are synonyms defined as:

witticism and wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Other synonyms of witticism include humor, humour, wittiness.

witticism (noun)	wit (noun)
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter	mental ability
	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
	a witty amusing person who makes jokes