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[ drohl ] / droʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR droll ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, droll·er, droll·est.amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish. nouna droll person; jester; wag. verb (used without object)Origin of droll1615–25; <Middle French drolle pleasant rascal <Middle Dutch drol a fat little man SYNONYMS FOR droll1 diverting, odd, witty. 2, 3 clown. SEE SYNONYMS FOR droll ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR drollSEE ANTONYMS FOR droll ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for droll1. See amusing. OTHER WORDS FROM drolldrollness, noundrolly, adverbWords nearby drolldroit des gens, droit de suite, droit du seigneur, droitural, droke, droll, drollery, -drome, dromedary, dromograph, dromomania Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drollAnd, as the enigmatic front man to an avant garde indie rock group, he is droll, perceptive, and splendidly weird. Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’|Marlow Stern|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST And Pratt is at once macho, charming, and droll; a Han Solo for the Facebook generation. The Next Han Solo: Chris Pratt on His Star-Making Turn in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’|Marlow Stern|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST But unlike True Detective it was also droll, playful, quirky, invigorating, and creative. ‘True Detective,’ Obsessive-Compulsive Noir, and ‘Twin Peaks’|Jimmy So|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Truth in Advertising balances the droll with the hopeful and the glib with the heartfelt. This Week’s Hot Reads: Jan. 7, 2013|Mythili Rao|January 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ronson himself—inquiring, droll, more than a bit nerdy—is the self-deprecating guide and hero of these adventures. This Week’s Hot Reads: November 6, 2012|Mythili Rao|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST The droll things were called the "Little Ease," and seemingly, were intended to create merriment. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, Sept. 27, 1890|Various Yesterday was exactly the sort of a day I love best—a spicy, unexpected, amusing day—crowned with a droll adventure. The Friendly Road|(AKA David Grayson) Ray Stannard Baker What more painfully remote from drollery than his efforts to be droll? The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V|James Russell Lowell Were she a Frenchwoman she would have said, But, sir, you are droll. This idea seemed so droll that he could not refrain from smiling. The Crystal Hunters|George Manville Fenn
British Dictionary definitions for droll
adjectiveamusing in a quaint or odd manner; comical Derived forms of drolldrollness, noundrolly, adverbWord Origin for drollC17: from French drôle scamp, from Middle Dutch: imp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to drollwhimsical, humorous, entertaining, eccentric, funny, absurd, camp, comic, comical, jocular, laughable, ludicrous, odd, preposterous, quaint, queer, quizzical, ridiculous, riot, risible |