Definition
A form of humor or wit that is subtle and clever, often involving gentle mockery or irony disguised as something serious.
Etymology
From Greek 'asteios' meaning refined or clever, derived from 'astu' meaning city, suggesting the sophisticated wit of city-dwellers. The Latin suffix '-ism' was added to denote a practice or characteristic.
Kelly Says
The ancient Greeks literally called witty humor 'city-talk' because they thought refined jokes came from urban sophistication—the opposite of what rural people could appreciate—which is kind of snobby but also reveals how comedy was tied to education and class.
Translations
ARالعربية
التزمت
al-ta-z-met
CACatalà
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
CSČeština
askétismus
as-ke-tis-mus
DEDeutsch
Askese
as-ke-se
ELΕλληνικά
ασκητισμός
as-ke-tis-mos
ESEspañol
asteísmo
as-teh-ee-smo
FAفارسی
اسکتیسم
es-ke-tee-sm
FISuomi
askettismi
as-ket-tis-mi
FRFrançais
ascétisme
as-se-tee-zm
GUGU
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
HAHA
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
HEעברית
אבסטיננט
av-steen-nant
HIहिन्दी
असौल्य
as-oul-ya
HUMagyar
asketizmus
as-ke-tiz-mus
IDBahasa Indonesia
askettisme
as-ket-tee-sme
IGIG
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
ITItaliano
ascetismo
as-se-tee-smo
JA日本語
禁欲主義 (きんよくじゅぎ)
kin-yo-ku-jugi
KKKK
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
KO한국어
절제주의 (절제주의)
jeol-je-ju-ui
MRMR
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
askettisme
as-ket-tee-sme
NLNederlands
ascetisme
as-se-tee-sme
PAPA
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
PLPolski
ascetyzm
as-se-tyzm
PTPortuguês
ascetismo
as-se-tee-smo
RORomână
ascetism
as-se-tism
RUРусский
аскетизм
ask-e-tizm
SWKiswahili
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
TLTL
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
TRTürkçe
asketlik
as-ket-lik
UKУкраїнська
аскетизм
as-ke-tizm
URاردو
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
VITiếng Việt
khăn chán
khan chan
YOYO
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis
ZH中文
禁欲主义 (jìn yù zhǔyì)
jin yu zhu yi
ZUZU
asteatosis
as-teh-oh-tee-oh-sis