Answer to "Type of humor" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word IRONY , but the solution may also be WRY which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Universal uClick).

Type of humor crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
IRONY	50 %	5
WRY	17 %	3
DEADPAN	17 %	7
PUN	17 %	3

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Type of humor

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• irony
• pun
• deadpan
• black
• broad
• comedy
• farce
• temper
• tom
• wit
• baby
• comic

Crossword Answer definitions

IRONY noun

1. A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
2. Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
3. Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.
4. The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way.
5. Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.

IRONY adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result IRONY

• "I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context)
• O. Henry device
• Literary device
• Subtle twist
• "A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette
• Device used by O. Henry
• Sardonic wit
• "The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France
• Dramatic device
• Literary twist

More clues leading to the result WRY

• Distorted
• Like some humor
• Dryly humorous
• Tongue-in-cheek
• Sardonic
• Satiric
• Twisted
• Bent or ironic
• Ironically funny
• Twist out of shape

More clues leading to the result DEADPAN

• Type of humor
• "Jerry Garcia's band was awful," said Tom, ___
• Unsmiling
• Poker-faced
• Like Buster Keaton on screen
• Like Buster Keaton or Jack Benny
• Displaying no emotional involvement
• Like Steven Wright's delivery
• Garry Shandling's manner
• Expressionless

More clues leading to the result PUN

• Crossword clue, sometimes
• Play on words
• "Cherry Garcia," e.g.
• "Cunning linguist," e.g.
• "The HarBowl," e.g.
• Crossword answer, at times
• Frank Zappa's "Sheik Yerbouti," e.g.
• Slain rapper Big ___
• The Beatles, e.g.
• "Silent knight," e.g.