slovodefinícia
droller
(encz)
droller,komičtější adj: Zdeněk Brož
Droller
(gcide)
Droll \Droll\ (dr[=o]l), a. [Compar. Droller; superl.
Drollest.] [F. dr[^o]le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig,
D. drol a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. troll a
magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant,
Dan. trold elf, imp, Icel. tr["o]ll giant, magician, evil
spirit, monster. If this is the origin, cf. Trull.]
Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity;
amusing and strange.

Syn: Comic; comical; farcical; diverting; humorous;
ridiculous; queer; odd; waggish; facetious; merry;
laughable; ludicrous. -- Droll, Laughable,
Comical. Laughable is the generic term, denoting
anything exciting laughter or worthy of laughter;
comical denotes something of the kind exhibited in
comedies, something humorous of the kind exhibited in
comedies, something, as it were, dramatically humorous;
droll stands lower on the scale, having reference to
persons or things which excite laughter by their
buffoonery or oddity. A laughable incident; a comical
adventure; a droll story.
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Droller
(gcide)
Droller \Droll"er\, n.
A jester; a droll. [Obs.] --Glanvill.
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podobné slovodefinícia
drollery
(mass)
drollery
- žart
droller
(encz)
droller,komičtější adj: Zdeněk Brož
drollery
(encz)
drollery,šprým n: Zdeněk Broždrollery,žertování n: Zdeněk Brož
Drolleries
(gcide)
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.
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The rich drollery of "She Stoops to Conquer." --
Macaulay.
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2. Something which serves to raise mirth; as:
(a) A puppet show; also, a puppet. [Obs.] --Shak.
(b) A lively or comic picture. [Obs.]
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I bought an excellent drollery, which I
afterward parted with to my brother George of
Wotton. -- Evelyn.
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Drollery
(gcide)
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.
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The rich drollery of "She Stoops to Conquer." --
Macaulay.
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2. Something which serves to raise mirth; as:
(a) A puppet show; also, a puppet. [Obs.] --Shak.
(b) A lively or comic picture. [Obs.]
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I bought an excellent drollery, which I
afterward parted with to my brother George of
Wotton. -- Evelyn.
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drollery
(wn)
drollery
n 1: a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: drollery,
clowning, comedy, funniness]
2: a quaint and amusing jest [syn: drollery, waggery]

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