| has gloss | (noun) a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
input, comment, remark |
| lexicalization | eng: comment |
| lexicalization | eng: input |
| lexicalization | eng: remark |
| subclass of | (noun) a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
statement |
| has subclass | (noun) remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
ad-lib |
| has subclass | (noun) a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
courtesy |
| has subclass | (noun) an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
gambit, ploy |
| has subclass | (noun) an incidental remark
obiter dictum, passing comment |
| has subclass | (noun) a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
mention, reference |
| has subclass | (noun) a remark expressing careful consideration
observation, reflection, reflexion |
| has subclass | (noun) a teasing remark
rib |
| has subclass | (noun) witty remark
wisecrack, sally, crack, quip |
| has subclass | (noun) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
gibe, barb, slam, shot, jibe, shaft, dig |
| has subclass | (noun) a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
conversation stopper, stopper |
| has subclass | (noun) a trite or obvious remark
platitude, commonplace, bromide, banality, cliche |
| has subclass | (noun) a striking or amusing or caustic remark; "he always greeted me with a new zinger"; "she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition"
zinger |