as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something
fans of Edward Gorey appreciate the delicious drollness of his illustrations of poker-faced individuals caught in macabre situations
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Noun
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There is a good deal of this kind of humor, along with plenty of rectitude.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025 -
Her warmth and humor and affection stayed hidden behind a wall of invulnerability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The irony is that those upgrades had finally started to accelerate just as Microsoft issued its surprising news.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Proulx understood the irony: The same vast spaces that promise freedom also isolate, corral and break people.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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“Drollness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drollness. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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