Repartee
11repartee — [[t]re̱pɑː(r)ti͟ː, AM pərte͟ɪ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Repartee is conversation that consists of quick, witty comments and replies. She was good at repartee …
12repartee — noun Etymology: French repartie, from repartir to retort, from Middle French, from re + partir to divide more at part Date: circa 1645 1. a. a quick and witty reply b. a succession or interchange of clever retorts ; amusing and usually light… …
13repartee — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [witty] retort, [clever] rejoinder, [snappy] comeback (sl.); sally, persiflage, banter. See answer, wit. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. retort, quip, banter, sparring; see answer 1 , joke 2 , wit 1 , 2 . See …
14repartee — rep|ar|tee [ˌrepa:ˈti: US ˌrepərˈti:] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: repartie, from repartir to reply ] conversation which is fast and full of intelligent and amusing remarks and replies ▪ witty repartee …
15repartee — noun an evening of wit and repartee Syn: banter, badinage, bantering, raillery, witticism(s), ripostes, sallies, quips, joking, jesting; formal persiflage See note at wit …
16repartee — rep•ar•tee [[t]ˌrɛp ərˈti, ˈteɪ, ɑr [/t]] n. 1) a quick, witty reply 2) conversation full of such replies 3) skill in repartee • Etymology: 1635–45; < F repartie retort, n. use of fem. ptp. of repartir, MF, =re re +partir to part …
17repartee — Pane ho ākamai, ho opāpā, ōlelokīkē; āpa apani (rare). ♦ Amusing repartee, pane ho omāke aka …
18repartee — /rep euhr tee , tay , ahr /, n. 1. a quick, witty reply. 2. conversation full of such replies. 3. skill in making such replies. [1635 45; < F repartie retort, n. use of fem. ptp. of repartir, MF, equiv. to re RE + partir to PART] Syn. 2. banter,… …
19repartee — Synonyms and related words: acknowledgment, answer, answering, antiphon, aphorism, apothegm, back answer, back talk, backchat, badinage, banter, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, comeback, conceit, crack, echo,… …
20repartee — rep|ar|tee [ ,repar ti ] noun uncount conversation that is full of clever and funny comments …
