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单词 drollery
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drollery


droll·er·y

D0395100 (drō′lə-rē)n. pl. droll·er·ies 1. A comical or whimsical quality.2. A comical or whimsical way of acting, talking, or behaving.3. a. The act of joking; clowning.b. Something, such as a story, that is comical or whimsical.

drollery

(ˈdrəʊlərɪ) n, pl -eries1. humour; comedy2. rare a droll act, story, or remark

droll•er•y

(ˈdroʊ lə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies. 1. something whimsically amusing or funny. 2. a droll quality or manner; whimsical humor. 3. the action or behavior of a droll person; jesting. [1590–1600]
Thesaurus
Noun1.drollery - a comic incident or series of incidentsfunniness, clowning, comedyfun, sport, play - verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
2.drollery - a quaint and amusing jestwaggeryjest, joke, jocularity - activity characterized by good humor

drollery

nounThe quality of being laughable or comical:comedy, comicality, comicalness, drollness, farcicality, funniness, humor, humorousness, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, ludicrousness, ridiculousness, wit, wittiness, zaniness.

drollery


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Synonyms for drollery

noun the quality of being laughable or comical

Synonyms

  • comedy
  • comicality
  • comicalness
  • drollness
  • farcicality
  • funniness
  • humor
  • humorousness
  • jocoseness
  • jocosity
  • jocularity
  • ludicrousness
  • ridiculousness
  • wit
  • wittiness
  • zaniness

Synonyms for drollery

noun a comic incident or series of incidents

Synonyms

  • funniness
  • clowning
  • comedy

Related Words

  • fun
  • sport
  • play

noun a quaint and amusing jest

Synonyms

  • waggery

Related Words

  • jest
  • joke
  • jocularity
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