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Translate witticism from English to French

Summary

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witticism:
- canard; boutade; plaisanterie; trait d'esprit; clownerie
Wiktionary:
- witticism → mot d'esprit, bon mot, mot d’esprit
- witticism → bon mot, mot d’esprit

English

Detailed Translations for witticism from English to French

witticism:

witticism [the ~] noun

the witticism (witty remark; joke; gag; quip; jest; pleasantry)
le canard; la boutade; la plaisanterie; le trait d'esprit
- canard [le ~] noun
- boutade [la ~] noun
- plaisanterie [la ~] noun
- trait d'esprit [le ~] noun
the witticism (drollery; joke; jest; waggishness; witty saying)
la plaisanterie; la clownerie
- plaisanterie [la ~] noun
- clownerie [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for witticism:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
boutade	gag; jest; joke; pleasantry; quip; witticism; witty remark	banter; fun; humor; humour; joke; little present; little something; prank; present
canard	gag; jest; joke; pleasantry; quip; witticism; witty remark	banter; duck; false rumour; joke; prank
clownerie	drollery; jest; joke; waggishness; witticism; witty saying	amusingness; comedy; drollery; mischievousness; waggishness
plaisanterie	drollery; gag; jest; joke; pleasantry; quip; waggishness; witticism; witty remark; witty saying	amusingness; banter; childishness; comedy; drollery; folly; foolishness; fun; high jinks; hilarity; humor; humour; idiocy; jest; joke; joking; joy; joyfulness; little present; little something; lunacy; madness; merriment; mirth; mischievousness; nonsense; pleasantry; pleasure; prank; present; silliness; waggishness
trait d'esprit	gag; jest; joke; pleasantry; quip; witticism; witty remark	banter; fun; humor; humour; joke; little present; little something; prank; present; pun
-	humor; humour; wit; wittiness

Related Words for "witticism":

witticisms

Synonyms for "witticism":

wit; humor; humour; wittiness; message; content; subject matter; substance

Related Definitions for "witticism":

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter¹

Wiktionary Translations for witticism:

witticism

noun

witty remark
- witticism → mot d'esprit

witticism

noun

trait d’esprit ingénieux, souvent humoristique.
- bon mot → bon mot; witticism
réplique fine et subtile, pas toujours bien intentionnée.
- mot d’esprit → wit; witticism

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• witticism	→ bon mot; mot d’esprit	↔ Bonmot — gehoben: geistreiche, treffende Bemerkung oder Ausspruch, der meist der Unterhaltung dient

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University