English-Thai Dictionary

repartee

N การ สนทนา ที่ ดำเนิน ไป อย่างฉลาด หลักแหลม  badinage wordplay kan-son-ta-na-ti-dam-noen-pai-yang-cha-lad-lak-leam

 

repartee

N ความชำนาญ ใน การ ตอบ อย่างฉลาด หลักแหลม  retort wittiness kam-cham-nan-nai-kan-tob-cha-lad-lak-leam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REPARTEE

n. A smart, ready and witty reply.
Cupid was as bad as he; hear but the youngster's repartee.

 

REPARTEE

v.i.To make smart and witty replies.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REPARTEE

Rep `ar *tee " (rp `3r-t "), n. Etym: [F. repartie, fr. repartir to reply, depart again; pref. re- re- partir to part, depart. See Part. ]

 

Defn: A smart, ready, and witty reply. Cupid was as bad as he; Hear but the youngster's repartee. Prior.

 

Syn. -- Retort; reply. See Retort.

 

REPARTEE

Rep `ar *tee ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reparteed (-td "); p. pr. & vb. n.Reparteeing.]

 

Defn: To make smart and witty replies. [R.] Prior.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

repartee

rep ar tee |ˌrepərˈtē, ˌrepˌärˈtē, -ˈtā ˈˌrɛˌpɑrˈti | ▶noun conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French repartie ‘replied promptly, ’ feminine past participle of repartir, from re- ‘again ’ + partir ‘divide, depart. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

repartee

repartee |ˌrɛpɑːˈtiː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French repartie ‘replied promptly ’, feminine past participle of repartir, from re- ‘again ’ + partir ‘set off ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

repartee

repartee noun an evening of wit and repartee: banter, badinage, bantering, raillery, witticism (s ), ripostes, sallies, quips, joking, jesting; formal persiflage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

repartee

repartee noun an evening of wit and repartee: banter, badinage, witty conversation, bantering, raillery, witticism, crosstalk, wordplay, patter; witty remarks, witticisms, ripostes, sallies, quips; joking, jesting, teasing, chaff, chaffing, drollery; French bons mots; rare persiflage.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

repartee

rep ar tee /rèpɑː r téɪ |-pɑːtíː /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 U 1 当意即妙の応答 [会話 ].2 即座に応答する才能, 機知 .