ウイットuitto

1. nounwit

• Synonym機知きちWrittenWritten/formal prose word for quick, resourceful wit; closest to ウイット and often interchangeable, as in 「機知に富む」.
• SynonymエスプリNeutralFrench loanword for wit with an elegant, refined feel; it can also mean spirit, and turns up mostly in cultural commentary.
• Synonym諧謔かいぎゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose word for jests and banter; it stresses joking around, as in 「諧謔を弄する」.
• RelatedユーモアNeutralEveryday loanword for humor, the most common of these words; it stresses making people laugh, while ウイット stresses quick cleverness.
• Related才気さいきNeutralNeutral word for brilliance of talent, as in 「才気煥発」; it stresses talent showing through, not wit in conversation.
• Related才知さいちWrittenWritten/formal prose word for intelligence and wisdom; it stresses being smart rather than funny, as in 「才知に長ける」.
• RelatedとんちNeutralEveryday word for ready wit — a quick, clever response on the spot, as in 「一休さんの頓知」; it stresses deft handling of a situation.

Use 「ウイット」 for wit in talk or writing, as in 「ウイットに富んだ会話」. For humor pick 「ユーモア」, for quick clever responses 「頓知」. 「機知」 is a written near-equivalent; 「エスプリ」 adds elegance; 「才知」 and 「才気」 stress intelligence, 「諧謔」 joking.

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1. 会話かいわや文章ぶんしょうの中なかで、鋭するどい頭あたまの働はたらきによって生み出うみだされる、ユーモアや気きの利きいた表現ひょうげん。