Droll
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɹəʊl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Droll is an adjective meaning Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
Meaning
Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
More Meanings
- (Gullah folklore) The ghost of a child, especially one who died a painful death.
- (archaic) A funny person; a buffoon, a wag.
- (archaic, intransitive) To jest, to joke.
Example Sentences
Very droll, minister.
Drolls are spirits of young children who died a painful death. They can be heard, the Negroes say, crying piteously at night in deep swamps and deserted marshland.
The Theatre of Puppets, or Marionetti—a famous company from Milan—is, without any exception, the drollest exhibition I ever beheld in my life. I never saw anything so exquisitely ridiculous.
The lieutenant was a droll in his way, Peregrine possessed a great fund of sprightliness and good humour, and Godfrey, among his other qualifications already recited, sung a most excellent song […].
Word Forms
- droller
- drollest
- drolls
- drolling
- drolled
Synonyms for droll
Depending on context, synonyms include witty, amusing, bright, diverting, entertaining, humorous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include humorous, humourous, funny, amusing, hilarious, waggish.
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