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drollery

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of drollery

1 something said or done to cause laughter

The film's sophisticated drolleries will elicit smiles and chuckles even upon repeated viewings.

Synonyms of drollery

crack, funny, gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh, one-liner, pleasantry, quip, rib, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism

Words Related to drollery

funning, joking, wisecracking

panic [slang], riot, scream

antic, buffoonery, caper, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, trick

burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, mockery, parody, put-on, riff

comedy, humor, wit, wordplay

2 the amusing quality or element in something

Though generally serious, the novel about an untraditional family is not without drollery.

Synonyms of drollery

comedy, comic, comicality, drollness, funniness, hilariousness, humor, humorousness, richness, uproariousness

Words Related to drollery

amusement, enjoyment, fun, pleasure

absurdity, irony, laughableness, ludicrousness, ridiculousness

whimsicality, wittiness, wryness

burlesque, caricature, farce, jest, lampoon, parody, satire, slapstick, spoof, takeoff

jocularity, jokiness, playfulness, waggishness

Near Antonyms of drollery

agony, anguish, dolor, grief, heartache, heartbreak, misery, sorrow, torment, torture, tribulation, woe

gravity, seriousness, soberness, solemnity, solemnness, somberness

Antonyms of drollery

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