'Repartee' definitions:
Definition of 'repartee'
(from WordNet)
noun
Adroitness and cleverness in reply
Definition of 'Repartee'
From: GCIDE
- Repartee \Rep`ar*tee"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reparteed (-t?d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reparteeing.] To make smart and witty replies. [R.] --Prior. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Repartee'
From: GCIDE
- Repartee \Rep`ar*tee"\ (r?p`3r-t?"), n. [F. repartie, fr. repartir to reply, depart again; pref. re- re- partir to part, depart. See Part.] A smart, ready, and witty reply. [1913 Webster]
- Cupid was as bad as he; Hear but the youngster's repartee. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Retort; reply. See Retort. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'repartee'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- epigram,
- evasive reply,
- facetiae,
- flash of wit,
- flight of wit,
- gibe,
- give and take,
- happy thought,
- humor,
- irony,
- mot,
- nasty crack,
- patter,
- persiflage,
- play of wit,
- pleasantry,
- quip,
- quips and cranks,
- raillery,
- reaction,
- ready reply,
- receipt,
- rejoinder,
- replication,
- reply,
- repost,
- rescript,
- rescription,
- respondence,
- response,
- responsion,
- responsory,
- retort,
- return,
- reverberation,
- riposte,
- sally,
- sarcasm,
- satire,
- scintillation,
- short answer,
- smart crack,
- smart saying,
- snappy comeback,
- stroke of wit,
- turn of thought,
- wisecrack,
- wit,
- witticism,
- witty reply,
- witty retort,
- wordplay,
- yes-and-no answer