wittiness
noun
wittiness is spelled W-I-T-T-I-N-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wittiness means “the quality of being witty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wittiness is wittinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in wittiness?
| Letters | 9: W-I-T-T-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wittiness?
Wittiness appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of wittiness
- wittinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wittiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the quality of being witty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wittiness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being witty:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Witzigkeit |
| Portuguese | argúcia, sagacidade, perspicácia |
| Spanish | gracejo, donaire, donosura |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does wittiness come from?
From Middle English wittynesse, equivalent to witty + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).