'Droll' definitions:
Definition of 'droll'
From: WordNet
adjective
Comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"
Definition of 'Droll'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Droll'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Droll'
From: GCIDE
- 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 in a comical light. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- This drolling everything is rather fatiguing. -- W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Droll'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'droll'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absurd,
- amusing,
- Attic,
- biting,
- bizarre,
- brilliant,
- clever,
- comedian,
- comic,
- comical,
- eccentric,
- facetious,
- farcical,
- funny,
- funnyman,
- hilarious,
- humorous,
- humorsome,
- incongruous,
- jester,
- jesting,
- jocose,
- jocular,
- joker,
- jokester,
- joking,
- joky,
- joshing,
- keen,
- keen-witted,
- laughable,
- ludicrous,
- mordant,
- nimble-witted,
- pointed,
- preposterous,
- priceless,
- pungent,
- quaint,
- quick-witted,
- quipster,
- quizzical,
- rapier-like,
- rich,
- ridiculous,
- risible,
- salt,
- salty,
- scintillating,
- screaming,
- sharp,
- smart,
- sparkling,
- sprightly,
- wag,
- whimsical,
- wit,
- witty