witticism
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British, America) IPA: /ˈwɪ.tɪ.sɪz.əm/
witticism (plural witticisms)
- a witty remark
- 1883: George Eliot, The Essays of George Eliot, chapter 4
- Shock of the witticism is a powerful one; while mere fun will have no power over them if it jar on their moral taste.
- 2015: Hans Rollman, Freedom of Speech: It’s Complicated, PopMatters
- While the occasional wry witticism seeps through, overall Shipler is painfully conscientious about trying to offer both sides of any debate.
- 1883: George Eliot, The Essays of George Eliot, chapter 4
- See also Thesaurus:joke
- French: mot d'esprit, trait d'esprit
- German: (guter) Spruch, geflügeltes Wort, Bonmot, witzige Bemerkung, geistreiche Bemerkung
- Italian: freddura, battuta, frizzo, spiritosità, spiritosaggine, arguzia
- Russian: остро́та
- Spanish: lindeza, humorada, ocurrencia
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