wryness
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈraɪnəs/
:
ironía
- His comments were filled with wryness, making it clear he found the situation amusing despite its seriousness.
Examples
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There was a glimmer of wryness, almost humor, beneath his words.
Fiction book (1991) -
Reading Notley is great fun because there's humor and wryness at every turn: there's "probably nothing more disobedient," she says, "than being a comic poet, since no one's ever sure if that's good enough."
Academic text (2015) -
She delivered the news with a touch of wryness, hinting at the irony of the circumstances surrounding the event.
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The novel is known for its clever wryness, offering sharp insights into human behavior couched in humor.
Synonyms
109
3.9
A way of saying the opposite to make fun of someone or show you dislike them
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7.5
A sarcastic, sharply mocking way of speaking that can hurt people
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5.3
Jokes said in a serious, calm voice so they sound like real statements
A mocking, harsh way of speaking that shows no respect
A tendency to make sharp, hurtful remarks
A quick, sharp kind of humor that criticizes ideas or people
Antonyms
How Wry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wryness comes from the short word wry, which once meant 'twist' and is like the familiar word wring. So wryness describes a 'twisted' kind of humor — dry, ironic, and a little unexpectedly funny.