Bonmot

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A witticism; a clever or witty saying; a witty repartee.
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  • noun. A witty repartee; a jest.
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  • noun. Alternative form of bon mot.
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  • noun. a clever remark
    • Word Usage
    "Hatter, wherewith he mitigated the miseries of Jefferson during the debate; and to his familiar bonmot in reply to Harrison's appeal for unanimity: "Yes, we must indeed all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.""
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    humor  humour  wit  witticism  wittiness  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    jest  witticism  
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