wittiness

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noun

the quality of being witty

Similar
withumorhumourwitticism
OriginMiddle English wittynesse →
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Meanings

nounwittiness (usually uncountable, plural wittinesses)

plural wittinesses

  1. uncountableusuallythe quality of being witty

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Similar
withumorhumourwitticism
Broader
messagecontentsubject matter
Also see
humourwitwitticism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwittynesse
  2. Englishwittiness

From Middle English wittynesse, equivalent to witty + -ness.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀστειότης
  • ἀστειότης (asteiótēs)the quality of being witty
Bulgarian остроу́мие, духовитост
  • остроу́мие (ostroúmie)the quality of being witty
  • духовитост (duhovitost)the quality of being witty
Chinese Mandarin 風趣 /风趣
  • 風趣 /风趣 (fēngqù)the quality of being witty
Czech duchaplnost
  • duchaplnostthe quality of being witty
Danish vittighed
  • vittighedthe quality of being witty
Finnish nasevuus
  • nasevuusthe quality of being witty
German Witzigkeit
  • Witzigkeitthe quality of being witty
Irish eagnaíocht, tráthúlacht
  • eagnaíochtthe quality of being witty
  • tráthúlachtthe quality of being witty
  • abarthachtthe quality of being witty
Italian lepidezza, lepidità
  • lepidezzathe quality of being witty
  • lepiditàthe quality of being witty
Portuguese argúcia, sagacidade
  • argúciathe quality of being witty
  • sagacidadethe quality of being witty
  • perspicáciathe quality of being witty
Russian остроу́мие, сообрази́тельность
  • остроу́мие (ostroúmije)the quality of being witty
  • сообрази́тельность (soobrazítelʹnostʹ)the quality of being witty
Spanish gracejo, donaire
  • gracejothe quality of being witty
  • donairethe quality of being witty
  • donosurathe quality of being witty
Swedish fyndighet
  • fyndighetthe quality of being witty
Welsh ffraethineb
  • ffraethinebthe quality of being witty
Cite this entry
APA

wittiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wittiness

MLA

“wittiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wittiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wittiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wittiness.

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