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    droll
    /drəʊl/

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. a jester or entertainer; a buffoon. archaic

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › drollDroll Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DROLL is having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality. How to use droll in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDROLL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    droll | American Dictionary. adjective [ -er/-est only ] us / droʊl / Add to word list. amusing in an unusual way: I always loved his droll sense of humor. (Definition of droll from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of droll.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › drollDROLL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Droll definition: amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.. See examples of DROLL used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDROLL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    humorous, especially in an unusual way: a droll remark / expression / person. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humor & humorous. amusingly. bitingly. black humor. blackly. bone dry idiom. coruscating. gag. jocose. lightly. make a joke of something idiom. many a true word is spoken in jest idiom. moon. mordancy. non-serious.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › drollDroll - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Think of one of those cute-homely troll dolls — blend those two words together — "doll" and "troll" — and you get droll, a description of a figure that is adorably strange and whimsically cute. The word droll comes from the archaic French word drolle, referring to a jolly good fellow.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDROLL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Something or someone that is droll is amusing or witty, sometimes in an unexpected way.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › drollDroll - definition of droll by The Free Dictionary

    1. amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish. n. 2. a droll person; jester; wag. [1615–25; < Middle French drolle pleasant rascal < Middle Dutch drol a fat little man] droll′ness, n. drol′ly, adv. syn: See amusing.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondroll adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of droll adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › drollDroll Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. droller, drollest. Amusing in an odd or wry way. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: strange. queer. offbeat. odd. ludicrous. jocular. farcical. facetious. eccentric. buffoon. absurd. zany. whimsical. humorous. comic. Antonyms: dramatic. traumatic.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › drolldroll | meaning of droll in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    droll meaning, definition, what is droll: amusing in an unusual way: Learn more.