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wittiness vs jocosity

jocosity vs wittiness

wittiness and jocosity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wittiness Yes No No No
jocosity Yes No No No
As nouns, jocosity is a hypernym of wittiness; that is, jocosity is a word with a broader meaning than wittiness:
  • wittiness: The quality of being clever, amusingly ingenious.
  • jocosity: the trait of merry joking
Other hypernyms of wittiness include humorousness, jocoseness, merriness.
wittiness (noun) jocosity (noun)
The quality of being clever, amusingly ingenious. the trait of merry joking
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter fun characterized by humor
Difference between wittiness and jocosity

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