Difference between Wit and Banter

Wit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Know, be aware of .

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Sanity. The senses. Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning. The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints. Intelligence; common sense. Spoken humour, especially when clever or quick. A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.

Example sentence: Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which, before their union, were not perceived to have any relation.

Banter

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Good humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To engage in banter or playful conversation.To play or do something amusing.To tease mildly.