droll

Meaning of droll

adjective
  1. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.
    his unique brand of droll self-mockery

noun

a jester or entertainer; a buffoon.

early 17th century (as an adjective): from French drôle, perhaps from Middle Dutch drolle ‘imp, goblin’.

Information about droll

  • The plural form of droll is: drolls.
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Hyphenation of droll

droll

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • droll is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

droll synonyms

Meaning causing laughter or amusement; humorous:

funny

Meaning causing laughter and amusement; comic:

humorous

Meaning causing laughter and providing entertainment:

amusing

Meaning causing or meant to cause laughter:

comic

Meaning amusing, especially in a ludicrous or absurd way:

comical

Meaning full of mirth; merry or amusing:

mirthful

Meaning causing mild amusement; humorous:

chucklesome

Meaning boisterously merry:

hilarious

Meaning exuberantly lively and amusing:

rollicking

Meaning characteristic of or resembling a clown, especially in being foolish, playful, or humorously exaggerated:

clownish

Meaning relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects:

farcical

Meaning amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic:

zany

Meaning having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects:

quirky

Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange:

eccentric

Meaning contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous:

preposterous

Meaning deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd:

ridiculous

Meaning so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing:

ludicrous

Meaning provoking laughter through being ludicrous:

risible

Meaning so ludicrous as to be amusing:

laughable

Meaning fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful:

jocular

Meaning treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant:

facetious

Meaning humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner:

waggish

Meaning showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour:

witty

Meaning playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way:

whimsical

Meaning using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour:

wry

Meaning playful; light-hearted:

sportive

Meaning providing amusement or enjoyment:

entertaining

Meaning entertaining or amusing:

diverting

Meaning charming and attractive:

engaging

Meaning shining brightly with flashes of light:

sparkling

Meaning funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way:

wacky

Meaning attractively unusual or old-fashioned:

quaint

Meaning different to what is usual or expected; strange:

odd

Meaning unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain:

strange

Meaning strange; odd:

queer

Meaning looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar:

outlandish

Meaning very strange or unusual:

bizarre

droll antonyms

Meaning demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application:

serious

Words that rhyme with droll

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