Droll

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Amusingly odd or whimsically comical.
  • n. Archaic A buffoon.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish
  • n. A buffoon
  • v. To joke, to jest.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.
  • n. One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.
  • n. Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.
  • verb-intransitive. To jest; to play the buffoon.
  • v. To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.
  • v. To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A waggish fellow; one whose practice or occupation is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester, merry-andrew, or buffoon.
  • n. A farce; a dramatic entertainment intended to amuse.
  • Waggish; facetious; comical.
  • Ludicrous; queer; laughable; ridiculous: as, a droll story; a droll scene.
  • Synonyms Comical, Funny, etc. (see ludicrous); amusing, farcical, waggish, fantastic, whimsical.
  • To jest; play the buffoon.
  • To lead or influence by jest or trick; cajole.
  • To turn into a jest.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  • Equivalent
    humourous    humorous   
    Form
    drolled    drolling    drolly    drollness    drollery   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ridiculous    queer    merry    comic    laughable    humorous    waggish    facetious    farcical    ludicrous   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cole    Dole    Kohl    Nicole    Ole    Pole    Seoul    Sol    atoll    bole   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    wry    comical    whimsical    ironic    ironical    derisive    humorous    playful    ghastly    roguish