{
  "wryness":{
    "as in wittiness , whimsicality":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "whimsicality",
        "wittiness",
        "absurdity",
        "irony",
        "laughableness",
        "ludicrousness",
        "ridiculousness",
        "burlesque",
        "caricature",
        "farce",
        "jest",
        "lampoon",
        "parody",
        "satire",
        "slapstick",
        "spoof",
        "takeoff",
        "amusement",
        "enjoyment",
        "fun",
        "pleasure",
        "jocularity",
        "jokiness",
        "playfulness",
        "waggishness",
        "comedy",
        "comic",
        "comicality",
        "drollery",
        "drollness",
        "funniness",
        "hilariousness",
        "humor",
        "humorousness",
        "richness",
        "uproariousness"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "pathos",
        "agony",
        "anguish",
        "dolor",
        "grief",
        "heartache",
        "heartbreak",
        "misery",
        "sorrow",
        "torment",
        "torture",
        "tribulation",
        "woe",
        "gravity",
        "seriousness",
        "soberness",
        "solemnity",
        "solemnness",
        "somberness"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "wry":{
    "marked by the use of clever and often dark humor":{
      "examples":[
        "The writer had a wry wit that was something of an acquired taste."
      ],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "cynical",
        "dry",
        "ironic",
        "ironical",
        "brisk",
        "cross",
        "sharp-tongued",
        "sour",
        "sourish",
        "spiky",
        "spikey",
        "tartish",
        "incisive",
        "keen",
        "poignant",
        "trenchant",
        "acerb",
        "acerbic",
        "acid",
        "acidic",
        "acidulous",
        "acrid",
        "barbed",
        "biting",
        "caustic",
        "corrosive",
        "cutting",
        "mordant",
        "pungent",
        "sarcastic",
        "sardonic",
        "satiric",
        "satirical",
        "scalding",
        "scathing",
        "sharp",
        "smart-aleck",
        "smart-alecky",
        "smart-mouthed",
        "snarky",
        "tart",
        "facetious",
        "flippant",
        "tongue-in-cheek",
        "acrimonious",
        "bitter",
        "resentful",
        "vitriolic",
        "harsh",
        "rough",
        "severe",
        "stringent",
        "backhanded",
        "insincere"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "gentle",
        "mild",
        "diplomatic",
        "polite",
        "smooth",
        "suave",
        "urbane"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  }
}