drollery

[ droh-luh-ree ]

/ ˈdroʊ lə ri /

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noun, plural droll·er·ies.

something whimsically amusing or funny.

an oddly amusing story or jest.

a droll quality or manner; whimsical humor.

the action or behavior of a droll, waggish person; jesting.

a comic picture.

Archaic. a puppet show.

Origin of drollery

1590–1600; droll + -ery; compare French drôlerie

Words nearby drollery

droit de suite, droit du seigneur, droitural, droke, droll, drollery, -drome, dromedary, dromograph, dromomania, dromond

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Example sentences from the Web for drollery

At this time, too, the drollery of their actions is very noticeable.
Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 4 [April 1901]|Various
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
This is what makes Sancho Panza's drollery the despair of the conscientious translator.
The History of Don Quixote, Vol. I, Complete|Miguel de Cervantes
Dr. Heriot gave her an inscrutable look in which drollery came uppermost.
Heriot's Choice|Rosa Nouchette Carey

How remarkable that I should feel inclined to laugh at her drollery!
The Hills of Refuge|Will N. Harben

British Dictionary definitions for drollery

drollery

/ (ˈdrəʊlərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

humour; comedy

rare a droll act, story, or remark

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单词	drollery
释义	drollery [ droh-luh-ree ] / ˈdroʊ lə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR drollery ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural droll·er·ies. something whimsically amusing or funny. an oddly amusing story or jest. a droll quality or manner; whimsical humor. the action or behavior of a droll, waggish person; jesting. a comic picture. Archaic. a puppet show. Origin of drollery 1590–1600; droll + -ery; compare French drôlerie Words nearby drollery droit de suite, droit du seigneur, droitural, droke, droll, drollery, -drome, dromedary, dromograph, dromomania, dromond Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drollery At this time, too, the drollery of their actions is very noticeable. Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 4 [April 1901]\|Various 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 This is what makes Sancho Panza's drollery the despair of the conscientious translator. The History of Don Quixote, Vol. I, Complete\|Miguel de Cervantes Dr. Heriot gave her an inscrutable look in which drollery came uppermost. Heriot's Choice\|Rosa Nouchette Carey How remarkable that I should feel inclined to laugh at her drollery! The Hills of Refuge\|Will N. Harben British Dictionary definitions for drollery drollery / (ˈdrəʊlərɪ) / noun plural -eries humour; comedy rare a droll act, story, or remark 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 drollery whimsy, foolishness, jest, raillery, pleasantry, buffoonery, facetiousness, whimsicality, waggery
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drollery

noun, plural droll·er·ies.

Origin of drollery

Words nearby drollery

Example sentences from the Web for drollery

British Dictionary definitions for drollery

noun plural -eries

Words related to drollery