单词	drollery
释义	drollery noun droll·​ery ˈdrōl-rē  ˈdrō-lə- plural drolleries 1 : something that is droll especially : a comic picture or drawing 2 : the act or an instance of jesting or burlesquing 3 : whimsical humor Synonyms boff boffo boffola crack funny gag giggle [chiefly British] jape jest joke josh laugh nifty one-liner pleasantry quip rib sally waggery wisecrack witticism yuk [slang] yuck yak yock See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the film's sophisticated drolleries will elicit smiles and chuckles even upon repeated viewings though generally serious, the novel about a seriously dysfunctional family is not without drollery Recent Examples on the Web This high-concept, low-key exercise in sustained drollery is an anthology of three unrelated stories about small-town French life, framed as features in the eponymous magazine, which is published as a supplement to a Kansas newspaper. Kyle Smith, National Review, 6 Oct. 2021 Breasts come in for their share of drollery as well in a play that sets up two superannuated choruses, one droopily male, the other saggingly female. Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2021 In Jacobs’s previous film, The Lovers, the storytelling seemed to be going nowhere, but this film finds drollery in the disjunction between life and relationships. Armond White, National Review, 23 Apr. 2021 Its twists are fairly predictable, and its drollery is openly derivative of other teen hits. ... Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2020 The result might be more humane by today's standards, but earnestness saps the drollery. Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, 7 Apr. 2018 Several of those interviews cross the line from drollery into self-enchantment. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2017 Passage of Davis-Bacon brought out the drollery in Rep. William Upshaw, a Georgia Democrat. George Will, Twin Cities, 18 June 2017 Passage of Davis-Bacon brought out the drollery in Rep. William Upshaw, a Georgia Democrat. George Will, Twin Cities, 18 June 2017 See More Word History First Known Use 1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1 drollery noun 1 as in laugh something said or done to cause laughter the film's sophisticated drolleries will elicit smiles and chuckles even upon repeated viewings Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance laugh joke joking witticism giggle funny wisecrack jape waggery pleasantry gag yak boffo quip sally rib yuck jest josh humorousness one-liner nifty humor prank scream yuk comedy parody boff antic buffoonery raillery wisecracking yock crack caper riot burlesque funning banter persiflage trick facetiousness lampoon repartee riff funniness panic wit mockery mock practical joke drollness caricature wordplay knee-slapper boffola leg-pull kidding hilariousness put-on monkeyshine(s) thigh-slapper 2 as in humorousness the amusing quality or element in something though generally serious, the novel about a seriously dysfunctional family is not without drollery Synonyms & Similar Words humorousness humor irony comedy comicality funniness drollness richness amusement comic hilariousness satire whimsicality enjoyment absurdity ludicrousness jocularity ridiculousness pleasure burlesque wittiness uproariousness playfulness wryness slapstick lampoon spoof parody farce jokiness fun takeoff caricature laughableness jest waggishness Antonyms & Near Antonyms pathos sorrow misery grief anguish seriousness woe solemnity torture gravity agony heartbreak heartache torment tribulation somberness soberness dolor solemnness See More
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