witticism
4 synonyms for witticism, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A clever and amusing remark.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Formed from witty and -icism, coined in the 1670s by John Dryden on the model of criticism.
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