drollery
11drollery — noun (C, U) old fashioned humour …
12drollery — n jest, joke, witticism, waggery; mummery, buffoonery, zanyism, farce, absurdity, burlesque; humor, wit, dry wit, esprit; prank, tomfoolery, shenanigan, monkeyshine …
13drollery — droll·ery …
14drollery — droll•er•y [[t]ˈdroʊ lə ri[/t]] n. pl. er•ies 1) something whimsically amusing or funny 2) a droll quality or manner; whimsical humor 3) the action or behavior of a droll person; jesting • Etymology: 1590–1600 …
15drollery — /ˈdroʊləri/ (say drohluhree) noun (plural drolleries) 1. something amusingly queer or funny. 2. a jest; a facetious tale. 3. droll quality; humour. 4. the action or behaviour of a buffoon or wag; jesting …
16drollery — noun 1. a comic incident or series of incidents • Syn: ↑clowning, ↑comedy, ↑funniness • Derivationally related forms: ↑funny (for: ↑funniness), ↑comic ( …
17Drolleries — Drollery Droll er*y, n.; pl. {Drolleries}. [F. dr[^o]lerie. See {Droll}.] 1. The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery; droll stories; comical gestures or manners. [1913 Webster] The rich drollery of She Stoops to Conquer. Macaulay …
18humor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disposition, mood, tem per; caprice, drollery, wit; fun; jest; choler, melancholy, depression, anger; facetiousness. See feeling. v. t. indulge, favor, oblige, gratify. See permission, tendency,… …
19wit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Cleverness Nouns 1. wit, wittiness; Atticism; salt; sense of humor, funny bone, esprit, point, fancy, whim, humor, drollery, pleasantry; comedy; jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness; levity, facetiousness;… …
20Drolleries — For the type of humor, see Droll humor. For the short comical sketch from the 17 th century, see Droll. Page from a 14th century Psalter, showing a drollery on the right margin. Drolleries (or drollery), often called a grotesque , are decorative… …
