wit
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(noun) a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter |
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Synonyms: humor, humour, witticism, wittiness |
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Related Words: bon mot, caricature, cartoon, caustic remark, content, fun, gag, imitation, impersonation, irony, jape, jest, jeu d'esprit, joke, laugh, message, play, repartee, ribaldry, sarcasm, satire, sketch, sport, subject matter, substance, wheeze, yak |
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(noun) (informal) a witty amusing person who makes jokes |
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Synonyms: card, wag |
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Related Words: humorist, humourist |
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(noun) mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" |
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Synonyms: brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality |
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Related Words: intelligence |
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