droll

¹droll

adj \ˈdrōl\

Definition of DROLL

: having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality <his dignified presence decorated our droll little quarters — Gwendolyn Brooks>

— droll·ness noun

— drol·ly \ˈdrō(l)-lē\ adverb

Examples of DROLL

1. a droll little man with a peculiar sense of humor
2. a book of droll stories

Origin of DROLL

French drôle, from drôle scamp, from Middle French drolle, from Middle Dutch, imp

First Known Use: 1623

Related to DROLL

Synonyms: antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, funny, farcical, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious

Antonyms: humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical

Related Words: amusing, diverting, entertaining; clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany; facetious, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery; jocular, playful, waggish; campy, jokey (also joky); priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry; blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful

Near Antonyms: earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty; affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic (also tragical); lachrymose, mournful, sad, sorrowful, tearful, woeful

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Rhymes with DROLL

bole, boll, bowl, coal, cole, Cole, dhole, dole, foal, goal, hole, knoll, kohl, Kohl, mole, ole, pole, poll, prole, role, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sol, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, tole, toll, troll, vole, whole