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Noun
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The creative use of words and ideas for humor, or the aptitude for such
repartee
raillery
wordplay
witticisms
pleasantry
puns
joke
wisecrack
quip
quips
sally
burlesque
levity
satire
jokes
aphorism
lark
prank
pun
whimsicality
bon mot
banter
badinage
persiflage
mockery
joshing
chaff
jesting
joking
backchat
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“Wain's poetry presents an example of the careful yet clever use of wit and wry humor to undercut the assumptions of tradition.”
Noun
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The state or quality of being humorous, especially mischievously through words
funniness
humorUS
humourUK
drollery
wittiness
jocularity
facetiousness
fun
jest
banter
gag
badinage
waggishness
humorousness
drollness
comedy
comicality
comicalness
jocoseness
jocosity
amusement
flippancy
jesting
hilariousness
uproariousness
levity
richness
clowning
gaiety
comic
more ❯
“Practically every line drips with wit and intelligence. This is a film with a lot of memorable quotes, both funny and meaningful.”
Noun
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The capacity for creative thought and quick understanding
intelligence
wisdom
shrewdness
acumen
astuteness
sharpness
understanding
sense
cleverness
discernment
sagacity
nous
insight
canniness
perception
smarts
intellect
perspicacity
ingenuity
keenness
reason
prudence
judgementUK
brains
judgmentUS
acuity
savvy
gumption
discretion
acuteness
percipience
sensibleness
comprehension
levelheadedness
smartness
mind
knowingness
foxiness
caginess
cageyness
discreetness
incisiveness
policy
hardheadedness
common
esprit
common sense
sharp-wittedness
good sense
clear-sightedness
horse sense
practical intelligence
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“Let him cast about and use his wit to get out of that impasse as he best can.”
Noun
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One's faculties or ability for rational or sane thinking
reason
mind
sanity
marbles
saneness
daylights
head
wits
sense
rationality
balance
lucidity
lucidness
comprehension
sagacity
acumen
stability
levelheadedness
intelligence
sound mind
understanding
judgmentUS
judgementUK
healthy mind
clear mind
good judgment
right mind
senses
normality
equilibrium
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“He views himself as the leader of a peer group in which he must maintain his wit and strength to keep his position secure.”
Noun
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A witty or funny person
comedian
humorist
joker
wag
card
comic
farceur
jokester
punster
droll
funnyman
gagger
gagman
gagster
jester
caution
character
dag
epigrammatist
banterer
clown
cutup
funny person
funster
jokesmith
madcap
quipster
satirist
trickster
wisecracker
gag person
a million laughs
life of the party
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“Hanahoe is a great wit and began the banter that day when congratulating Kerry on their 5-11 to 0-9 win.”
Noun
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The use of acerbic or ironic language or behavior to mock or convey contempt
irony
mockery
derision
ridicule
scorn
bitterness
contempt
sharpness
acerbity
sneering
mordancy
cynicism
sarcasm
causticity
trenchancy
sardonicism
causticness
acid
backhandedness
sarkiness
wryness
absurdity
satire
raillery
banter
acrimony
disparagement
corrosiveness
rancorUS
burlesque
more ❯
Noun
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An amusing situation or person
scream
hoot
laugh
comedy
gas
lark
riot
sidesplitter
knee-slapper
bundle of fun
bundle of laughs
jollification
howl
joke
barrel of laughs
character
one
clown
card
case
giggle
amusing person
caution
amusing situation
something very funny
piece of fun
somebody very funny
Noun
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A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit
raconteur
storyteller
narrator
relater
anecdotist
anecdotalist
magsman
recounter
conversationalist
teller of tales
spinner of yarns
anecdote teller
teller of stories
chronicler
author
raconteuse
writer
novelist
teller
fabler
relator
romancer
fabulist
bard
taleteller
allegorist
biographer
poet
tale-teller
kathak
griot
minstrel
annalist
tale teller
describer
reporter
reciter
narrater
speaker
yarn spinner
fabulator
Noun
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Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
eloquence
expressiveness
articulateness
fluency
rhetoric
articulacy
persuasiveness
poetry
volubility
expression
expressivity
facility
articulation
diction
blarney
grandiloquence
oratory
loquacity
oration
magniloquence
effectiveness
enunciation
locution
forcefulness
gracefulness
powerfulness
whaikorero
ability
appeal
delivery
drama
fervourUK
fervorUS
flow
force
mellifluousness
passion
poise
power
spirit
style
vigorUS
vigourUK
vivacity
wittiness
command of language
power of speech
way with words
gift of gab
gift of the gab
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Noun
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Harshness or sharpness in tone, nature or character
pungency
bitterness
sharpness
acrimony
acerbity
acidity
tartness
harshness
asperity
acridity
acridness
bite
edge
keenness
acidness
roughness
acrimoniousness
acuteness
poignance
poignancy
pointedness
causticness
pithiness
mordancy
severity
causticity
sarcasm
astringency
virulence
sourness
more ❯
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