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单词 drollery
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drollery in British English

(ˈdrəʊlərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -eries
1. 
humour; comedy
2.  rare
a droll act, story, or remark

drollery in American English

(ˈdroʊləri)
nounWord forms: plural ˈdrolleries
1. 
a droll act, remark, story, etc.
2. 
the act of joking
3. 
quaint or wry humor
Word origin
Fr drôlerie

Synonyms of 'drollery'

humour, fun, wit, farce
More Synonyms of drollery
(noun) 
Synonyms
humour
She couldn't ignore the humour of the situation.
fun
There was lots of fun going on last night.
wit
Bill was known for his biting wit.
farce
absurdity
pleasantry
buffoonery
music hall buffoonery
jocularity
archness
whimsicality
waggishness
comicality

Additional synonyms

in the sense of buffoonery
music hall buffoonery
Synonyms
clowning,
nonsense,
jesting,
silliness,
tomfoolery,
malarkey,
drollery,
waggishness
in the sense of fun
There was lots of fun going on last night.
Synonyms
joking,
clowning,
merriment,
playfulness,
play,
game,
sport,
nonsense,
teasing,
jesting,
skylarking (informal),
horseplay,
buffoonery,
tomfoolery,
jocularity,
foolery
in the sense of wit
Definition
(used to introduce a statement or explanation) that is to say
Bill was known for his biting wit.
Synonyms
humour,
fun,
quips,
banter,
puns,
pleasantry,
repartee,
wordplay,
levity,
witticisms,
badinage,
jocularity,
facetiousness,
drollery,
raillery,
waggishness,
wittiness

Nearby words of
drollery

  • driving
  • drizzle
  • droll
  • drollery
  • drone
  • droning
  • drool

Synonyms of 'drollery'

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