What is another word for drollery?
Pronunciation:
[ dɹˈə͡ʊləɹi], [ dɹˈəʊləɹi], [ d_ɹ_ˈəʊ_l_ə_ɹ_i]
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Similar words for drollery:
- act (noun)
- badinage (noun)
- clowning (noun)
- comedy (noun)
- comicality (noun)
- drollness (noun)
- farcicality (noun)
- frolic (noun)
- ha-ha (noun)
- humor (noun)
- joke (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- quip (noun)
- sport (noun)
- wit (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Drollery:
n.
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- laughter.
- gag shows,
- fun games,
- slapsticks,
- chaffings,
- comic dramas,
- inter lude,
- inter-ludes,
- inter ludes,
- fun gameses,
- inter-lude,
- jokings,
- field days,
- light entertainments,
- wisecrackings,
- send-ups,
- merry go rounds,
- play ons,
- fun and gameses,
- facetiousnesses,
- send ups,
- high camps,
- schticks,
- wittinesses,
- sendups.
- mis chiefs,
- shaggydog story,
- shaggydog stories,
- mis chief,
- hoodwinkings,
- oneliner,
- shaggy-dog stories,
- one liner,
- puton,
- bons mots.
- mummery,
- schtick,
- bon mot,
- play,
- play on,
- gag show,
- farcicality,
- high spirits,
- ridiculousness,
- drollness,
- merry-go-rounds,
- send-up,
- merry go round,
- PUNS,
- comicalness,
- fun and games,
- comedy,
- Skylarking,
- Funnies,
- facetiousness,
- funniness,
- sitcom,
- high camp,
- jocularity,
- jest,
- humor,
- frolic,
- gag,
- merriments,
- wittiness,
- send up,
- chestnuts,
- merry-go-round,
- wit,
- sendup,
- ha-ha,
- hilariousness,
- Mummeries,
- Waggeries,
- wisecracking,
- Buffooneries,
- sport,
- Farcicalness,
- amusement,
- waggery,
- chestnut,
- quip,
- buffoonery,
- repartee,
- light entertainment,
- comic drama,
- joking,
- Comicality,
- fun,
- shaggy-dog story,
- ludicrousness,
- zaniness,
- jocosity,
- joke,
- SITCOMS,
- field day,
- jokes.
Other synonyms:
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- humorousness.
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- jocoseness.
- incongruity,
- extravagance,
- Atticism,
- knock about,
- one-liner,
- whim,
- joviality,
- richness,
- merriment,
- giddiness,
- quirk,
- witticism,
- paronomasia,
- boff,
- tomfoolery,
- prank,
- mirth,
- practical joke,
- heyday,
- hilarity,
- whimsicality,
- giggle,
- jollity,
- oddity,
- attic wit,
- slapstick comedy,
- pleasantry,
- frivolity,
- point,
- Attic salt,
- eccentricity,
- witty remark,
- salt,
- wordplay,
- raillery,
- sally,
- waggishness,
- jape,
- futility,
- Jovialness,
- esprit,
- sense of humor,
- harlequinade,
- crack,
- foolishness,
- humour,
- farce,
- banter,
- wisecrack,
- Yuk,
- boffola,
- whimsy,
- entertainment,
- flippancy,
- frivolousness,
- absurdity,
- fancy,
- levity.
How to use "Drollery" in context?
The word "drollery" derives from the Old French word "droll," meaning "joking," "a sudden burst of laughter," or "a stupid person." The word's use has spread across various languages, and can mean anything from a light-hearted gesture to a more sinister piece of behavior.
In classical literature, drollery was often used as a tool to introduce more serious or serious topics in a humorous way.
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