repartee
American Heritage Dictionary:
Top
rep·ar·tee
(rĕp'ər-tē', -tā', -är-) 
n.
n.
- A swift, witty reply.
- Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts. See synonyms at wit1.
[French repartie, from feminine past participle of repartir, to retort, from Old French, to retort, to depart again : re-, re- + partir, to depart (from Latin partīre, to divide , from pars, part-, part).]
Roget's Thesaurus:
Top
repartee
Antonyms by Answers.com:
Top
repartee
n
Definition: pleasant conversation
Antonyms: argument, disagreement, fight
Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms:
Top
repartee
repartee
Devil's Dictionary:
Top
repartee
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce
n.
Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian.
Word Tutor:
Top
repartee
IN BRIEF: A ready, witty, or apt reply.
A repartee is what a person thinks of after he becomes a departee.
— Dan Bennett
LearnThatWord.com is a free vocabulary and spelling program where you only pay for results!
Random House Word Menu:
Top
categories related to 'repartee'
- Rhetoric and Figures of Speech - repartee: conversation characterized by wit; clever reply
See crossword solutions for the clue Translations:
Top
Repartee
Dansk (Danish)
n. - slagfærdighed, vittigt svar
Nederlands (Dutch)
gevat antwoord, het geven van gevatte antwoorden
Français (French)
n. - répartie, conversation à bâtons rompus, (avoir) de l'esprit, (avoir) la réplique facile
Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlagfertigkeit, schlagfertige Antwort
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εύστοχη απάντηση, πνευματώδης διάλογος
Italiano (Italian)
risposta spiritosa, pronta replica
Português (Portuguese)
n. - réplica (f)
Русский (Russian)
остроумный ответ
Español (Spanish)
n. - réplica, rápida sucesión de réplicas o salidas
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - snabb replik, slagfärdighet
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
机敏的应答, 机敏应答的才能
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 機敏的應答, 機敏應答的才能
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 재치 있는 즉답, 즉답하는 재간
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 当意即妙の応答, 巧妙な即答の才
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) جواب سريع, سرعه البديهه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תשובה שנונה, מענה מהיר, צחצוח-מלים מבדח
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Roget's Thesaurus
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 byHoughton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Copyright © Chris Baldick 2001, 2004. All rights reserved.
Read more
Word Tutor
Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved.
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; sign up free. Read more
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; sign up free. Read more
Random House Word Menu
© 2010 Write Brothers Inc. Word Menu is a registered trademark of the Estate of Stephen Glazier.
Write Brothers Inc.
All rights reserved.
Read more
Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary
Collins Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary © Anne Bradford, 1986, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008
HarperCollins Publishers
All rights reserved.
Read more
