Repartee

What do we mean by repartee?

A swift, witty reply. noun

Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts. noun

A ready, pertinent, and witty reply. noun

Such replies in general or collectively; the kind of wit involved in making sharp and ready retorts. noun

Synonyms Repartee, Retort. A repartee is a witty and good-humored answer to a remark of similar character, and is meant to surpass the latter in wittiness. A retort is a keen, prompt answer. A repartee may be called a retort where the wit is keen. Retort, however, is quite as commonly used for a serious turning back of censure, derision, or the like, in a short and sharp expression. noun

To make ready and witty replies.

A smart, ready, and witty reply. noun

To make smart and witty replies. intransitive verb

A swift, witty reply, especially the one that is amusing. noun

A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts. noun

To reply with a repartee verb

To have a repartee (conversation marked by repartees) verb

Adroitness and cleverness in reply noun

A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.

A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.

Skill in replying swiftly and wittily.

Words that are spelled similarly to repartee:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word repartee:
banter, wit, humor, comedy, audience, sense, sexual, characters, character.

Words that rhyme with repartee:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe repartee:
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Consonant match to repartee:
repeater, repeat a, repeat her, repeat i, repetti, repetto, rippetoe.

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