WITTICISM

Meaning of WITTICISM in English

[noun] [C] - a remark that is both clever and humorousThe best man's speech contained all sorts of witticisms about the bridegroom.Woody Allen has built up a reputation for films that are full of witticisms.See also wit.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

WITTICISM — espritositá
English interlingue dictionary
WITTICISM — noun Etymology: witty + -cism (as in criticism) Date: 1651 a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WITTICISM — ˈwid.əˌsizəm, -itəˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: witty + -cism (as in criticism ) 1. archaic : a mean, sarcastic, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WITTICISM — (n.) A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
Английский словарь Webster
WITTICISM — ( n. ) A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WITTICISM — /wit"euh siz'euhm/ , n. a witty remark or sentence. [ 1645-55; deriv. of WITTY, modeled on criticism ] Syn . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WITTICISM — n. clever or witty remark
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WITTICISM — noun Etymology: witty + -cism (as in criticism ) Date: 1651 : a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WITTICISM — noun a witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
Webster English vocab
WITTICISM — ■ noun a witty remark. Origin 1677: coined by John Dryden from witty , on the pattern of criticism .
Concise Oxford English vocab
WITTICISM — [wit.ti.cism] n [witty + -cism (as in criticism)] (1651): a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WITTICISM — witticism BrE AmE ˈwɪt ɪ ˌsɪz ə m -ə- AmE \ ˈwɪt̬ ə- ▷ witticism|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WITTICISM — / ˈwɪtɪsɪzəm; NAmE / noun a clever and amusing remark •• WORD ORIGIN 1677: coined by Dryden from witty , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITTICISM — wit ‧ ti ‧ cis ‧ m /ˈwɪtəsɪz ə m, ˈwɪtɪsɪz ə m/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a clever amusing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WITTICISM — n. a witty remark. [coined by Dryden (1677) f. WITTY, after criticism]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WITTICISM — n. a witty remark. [ coined by Dryden (1677) f. WITTY, after criticism ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WITTICISM — n. a witty remark. Etymology: coined by Dryden (1677) f. WITTY, after criticism
Oxford English vocab
WITTICISM — ( witticisms) A witticism is a witty remark or joke. ( FORMAL ) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITTICISM — (~s) A ~ is a witty remark or joke. (FORMAL) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WITTICISM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A few of its witticisms are unnecessarily provocative and should be censored. ▪ At Sketch-Club …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITTICISM — Synonyms and related words : adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WITTICISM — n. Function: noun Synonyms: JOKE 1, crack, drollery, gag, jape, jest, quip, waggery, wisecrack, ||yak
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WITTICISM — n. Joke ( made by one who affects wit ), jest, conceit, quip, quirk, crank.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WITTICISM — noun Synonyms: joke 1, crack, drollery, gag, jape, jest, quip, waggery, wisecrack, ||yak
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WITTICISM — n. 25B6; noun JOKE, quip, jest, pun, play on words, bon mot; informal one-liner, gag, funny, crack, wisecrack.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WITTICISM — n. pun, quip, play on words, bon mot, jest, joke, epigram, clever remark, sally, Archaic or literary conceit, Colloq gag, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WITTICISM — сущ. острота; шутка Syn : joke острота; остроумное замечание; шутка насмешка witticism острота; шутка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WITTICISM — witticism.ogg ʹwıtısız(ə)m n 1. острота; остроумное замечание; шутка 2. насмешка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WITTICISM — witticism сущ.острота; шутка Syn:joke
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WITTICISM — сущ. острота; шутка Syn : joke острота; остроумное замечание; шутка насмешка witticism острота; шутка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WITTICISM — n. Pronunciation: ' wi-t ə - ˌ si-z ə m Function: noun Etymology: witty + -cism (as in criticism ) …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WITTICISM — Острота
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WITTICISM — (n) насмешка; острота; остроумное замечание; шутка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WITTICISM — n 1. острота; остроумное замечание; шутка 2. насмешка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WITTICISM — n 1. острота; остроумное замечание; шутка 2. насмешка
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WITTICISM — n. острота, шутка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WITTICISM — n. острота, шутка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WITTICISM — сущ. острота; шутка Syn: joke
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WITTICISM — сущ. острота; шутка Syn: joke
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WITTICISM — _n. острота; шутка _Syn: joke
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WITTICISM — n. острота; шутка Syn: joke
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WITTICISM — острота; шутка
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WITTICISM — _n. острота; шутка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WITTICISM — [n.] остроумное замечание, острота
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
WITTICISM — n остроумное замечание, острота
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
WITTICISM — острота
English-Russian Online Dictionary
WITTICISM — острота
Англо-Русский словарь

Cambridge English vocab

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