witty

Meaning

1. Clever; amusingly ingenious.
2. Full of wit.
3. Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
4. (obsolete) Wise, having good judgement.
5. (archaic) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.

Synonyms

humorous

clever

sharp

smart

jocular

facetious

keen

lively

quick-witted

bright

subtle

strange

intelligent

resourceful

wit

sharp-witted

sagacious

funny

😄

tact

ingenious

incisive

jesting

jocose

jokey

joking

joky

joyful

knavish

laughable

light

light-hearted

ludicrous

lurid

mental

mirth-provoking

nipping

obstinate

original

perceptive

perspicacious

playful

poignant

prankish

prompt

quaint

queer

quizzical

romantic

savvy

spicy

Translations

spiritoso

geistreich

geestig

gevat

snedig

witzig

😄

ad rem

spirituel

ingenioso

agudo

fin

🔚

arguto

mental

espirituoso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪti/

Etymology

From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz (“knowing, wise, clever”), equivalent to wit + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German wittich, gewittich (“knowing, clever, wise, understanding”), German witzig (“funny, witty”), Norwegian Bokmål vettig, Norwegian Nynorsk vittig (“witty”).