Drollery
Drollery noun - The amusing quality or element in something.
Usage example: though generally serious, the novel about a seriously dysfunctional family is not without drollery
Satire and drollery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Satire" instead a noun "Drollery".
Nearby Words: droll, drolling
Satire
Satire noun - A creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general.
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Drollery and satire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drollery" instead a noun "Satire".
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