droll
(drōl) adj. droll·er, droll·est Amusingly odd or whimsically comical.
n. Archaic An amusing or whimsically comical person.
[French
drôle, from earlier,
rascal, knave, from Middle French
drolle,
bon vivant, from Middle Dutch
drol,
hobgoblin, elf, from Old Norse
troll,
troll; see
troll2.]
droll′ness n.
drol′ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
drollness
nounThe quality of being laughable or comical:
comedy,
comicality,
comicalness,
drollery,
farcicality,
funniness,
humor,
humorousness,
jocoseness,
jocosity,
jocularity,
ludicrousness,
ridiculousness,
wit,
wittiness,
zaniness.
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