repartee (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *repartee*:
NOUN	communication	repartee	adroitness and cleverness in reply

repartee > pronunciation
Sounds	reh.pertiy'
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *repartee*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	adroitness and cleverness in reply.
Narrower	banter, raillery, give-and-take, backchat	light teasing repartee
Broader	wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness	A message whose ingenuity / ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Spanish	agudeza, chispa, ingenio, rapidez, réplica ingeniosa, respuesta habilidosa
Catalan	agudesa, ingeni, rapidesa

HyperDic: repartee