droll
droll Lexical Profile
droll Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement; whimsically comical or quaintly funny.
"The professor delivered his lecture with a droll sense of humor that kept the students quietly entertained."
• noun
A jester, buffoon, or comical fellow who amuses others with odd tricks or witty remarks (now archaic).
"In the seventeenth-century play, the tavern droll entertained the crowd with his clever jests."
A short comedic sketch, farce, or puppet show, especially one performed at fairs in seventeenth-century England when theaters were closed.
"Itinerant actors performed a lively droll at the country fair to bypass the official ban on full-length stage plays."
• verb
To jest, joke, or play the buffoon (now archaic).
"The courtiers drolled away the afternoon with light banter and humorous tales."
• Rhymes for droll
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from French drôle ('merry fellow, jester'), likely from Middle Dutch drolle ('little fat fellow, imp, or goblin').