wittiness

Definition of wittinessnext

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Recent Examples of wittiness D’heygere There’s no one who reads the room better than Stéphanie D’heygere — and adds plenty of wittiness and humor to it. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wittiness
Noun
  • Even Sabrina Carpenter, whose hyper-femme aesthetic is closest to Larsson’s, presents her act from a place of irony.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The long-term irony could be stark.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That person — a sunny, daffy, confection of trashy Southern ridiculousness — is just not a mean person.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Devoted fans will catch every clever nod, while newcomers can enjoy the romance, rivalry, and Regency ridiculousness without the multi-volume commitment.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The movie’s antic humor evokes the international Fluxus movement of the nineteen-sixties and seventies, which made political arguments through outrageous absurdity.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • There might be a small touch of some discomfort or dissonance or awkwardness or absurdity or something.
    Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Well, the Premier League table is definitely worth looking at, if only to marvel at its ludicrousness.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • No, that’s not a pitch to reboot Jesse Armstrong’s iconic hourlong satire of America’s wealth hoarders.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Now Apple Studios has given him the backing to produce, write, direct and co-star in Outcome, a very dark Hollywood satire that also shows the toll the business can take on even the biggest of stars.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Wittiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wittiness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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