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Jesting vs Witty - What's the difference?

jesting | witty | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between jesting and witty

is that jesting is facetious while witty is wise, having good judgement.

As a noun jesting

is joking.

As a verb jesting

is present participle of lang=en.

jesting

English

Noun

  • joking
  • * Shakespeare
  • Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, / Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings .
  • bantering; ridicule
  • mocking
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • facetious
  • humorous
  • * Macaulay
  • He will find that these are no jesting matters.
  • playful; mocking
  • jeering
  • Verb

    (head)
  • witty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (label) Wise, having good judgement.
  • *, Bk.VIII, Ch.viij:
  • *:Then cam there a lady that was a wytty lady, and she seyde playnly unto the Kyngthat he sholde never be hole but yf that Sir Trystrames wente into the same contrey than the venym came fro, and in that contrey sholde he be holpyn, other ellys never.
  • (label) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
  • *, II.7:
  • *:It hath beene a witty invention.
  • Clever; amusingly ingenious.
  • :
  • Full of wit.
  • :
  • Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
  • :
  • Synonyms

    * facetious * humorous * jocose * jocular * quick * See also