Droll

Droll
Droll Droll (dr[=o]l), a. [Compar. {Droller}; superl. {Drollest}.] [F. dr[^o]le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig, D. drol a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. troll a magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant, Dan. trold elf, imp, Icel. tr["o]ll giant, magician, evil spirit, monster. If this is the origin, cf. {Trull}.] Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.

Syn: Comic; comical; farcical; diverting; humorous; ridiculous; queer; odd; waggish; facetious; merry; laughable; ludicrous. -- {Droll}, {Laughable}, {Comical}. Laughable is the generic term, denoting anything exciting laughter or worthy of laughter; comical denotes something of the kind exhibited in comedies, something humorous of the kind exhibited in comedies, something, as it were, dramatically humorous; droll stands lower on the scale, having reference to persons or things which excite laughter by their buffoonery or oddity. A laughable incident; a comical adventure; a droll story. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • droll — droll·ery; droll·ing·ly; droll·ness; droll; …   English syllables

  • Droll — Droll, v. t. 1. To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole. [1913 Webster] Men that will not be reasoned into their senses, may yet be laughed or drolled into them. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a jest of; to set… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Droll — Droll, n. 1. One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry andrew. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Droll — Droll, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drolling}.] To jest; to play the buffoon. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • droll — [drōl] adj. [Fr drôle, orig. n., buffoon, jester < MDu drol, short, stout fellow, lit., bowling pin] amusing in an odd or wry way n. Now Rare a droll person; jester vi. Now Rare to joke; play the jester SYN. FUNNY drollness n. drolly adv …   English World dictionary

  • droll — [drəul US droul] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: drôle] amusing in an unusual way …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • droll — [ droul ] adjective funny in an unusual way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • droll — (adj.) 1620s, from Fr. drôle odd, comical, funny (1580s), in M.Fr. a noun meaning a merry fellow, possibly from M.Du. drol fat little fellow, goblin, or M.H.G. trolle clown, ultimately from O.N. troll giant, troll (see TROLL (Cf. troll) (n.)).… …   Etymology dictionary

  • droll — *laughable, risible, comic, comical, funny, ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical Analogous words: amusing, diverting, entertaining (see AMUSE): absurd, preposterous (see FOOLISH): humorous, *witty, facetious …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • droll — [adj] amusing, farcical absurd, camp, campy, clownish, comic, comical, crack up, diverting, eccentric, entertaining, for grins*, funny, gagged up*, gelastic, humorous, jocular, joshing, laffer, laughable, ludicrous, odd, preposterous, quaint,… …   New thesaurus

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