drollery
Americannoun
plural
drolleries-
something whimsically amusing or funny.
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an oddly amusing story or jest.
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a droll quality or manner; whimsical humor.
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the action or behavior of a droll, waggish person; jesting.
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a comic picture.
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Archaic. a puppet show.
noun
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humour; comedy
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rare a droll act, story, or remark
Etymology
Origin of drollery
Example Sentences
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The drollery in “Seasons” is based on the eternal question about what can, and invariably will, go wrong next.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
At his most winning despite his character’s lethal nature, Gyllenhaal keeps up the one-liners and drollery.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024
The result was an interview brimming with drollery and repartee, as they talked about the rumours of a Beatles reunion, the future of rock music, and life with the Wings.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023
But for all the drollery, the performance seems carved in a marble of suffering.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023
Some of the lines taken singly are excellent:— "And bells make Catholic the trembling air"; and, "Sad as the twilight, all his clothes ill-girt"; and again "Mournful professor of high drollery."
From Views and Reviews by James, Henry
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