Wit - Wit defined

Wit is a form of intellectual humor, based on manipulation of concepts; a wit is someone who excels in witty remarks, typically in conversation and spontaneously, since wit carries the connotation of speed of thought. Wit often suffers on being relayed (you had to be there). Wit - Famous wits. Oscar Wilde and Dorothy Parker have the status of archetypal 19th and 20th century wits — to the extent of having the remarks of others attributed to them. Ksawery Tartakower is usually described as chess grandmaste ...

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In his monumental dictionary, Samuel Johnson states that the original meaning of wit is "the powers of the mind; the mental faculties; the intellects"; he also defines wit as "quickness of fancy", among the nine definitions. In Webster's Dictionary, wit is subtly defined as "the association of ideas in a manner natural, but unusual and striking, so as to produce surprise joined with pleasure". The American television series The Simpsons defined wit, in a February 4, 1996 episode as "nothing more than an incisive observation, humorously phrased and ...

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As in the wit of Parker's set, the Algonquin Round Table, witty remarks may be intentionally cruel (as in many epigrams), and perhaps more ingenious than funny. A quip is an observation or saying that has some wit but perhaps descends into sarcasm, or otherwise is short of point; a witticism also suggests the diminutive. Repartee is the wit of the quick answer and capping comment: the snappy comeback and neat retort. (Wilde: "I wish I'd said that. Whi ...

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Wit, Wit - Famous wits, Wit - Forms of wit, Wit - Wit defined, Wit - Wit in poetry, Wit - Further meanings, Wit - Trivia

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As in the wit of Parker's set, the Algonquin Round Table, witty remarks may be intentionally cruel (as in many epigrams), and perhaps more ingenious than funny. A quip is an observation or saying that has some wit but perhaps descends into sarcasm, or otherwise is short of point; a witticism also suggests the diminutive. Repartee is the wit of the quick answer and capping comment: ...

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Wit, Wit - Famous wits, Wit - Forms of wit, Wit - Wit defined, Wit - Wit in poetry, Wit - Further meanings, Wit - Trivia

Read more here: » Wit: Encyclopedia II - Wit - Forms of wit