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DROLLERY

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does drollery mean? 

DROLLERY (noun)
  The noun DROLLERY has 2 senses:

1. a comic incident or series of incidentsplay

2. a quaint and amusing jestplay

  Familiarity information: DROLLERY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DROLLERY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A comic incident or series of incidents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

clowning; comedy; drollery; funniness

Hypernyms ("drollery" is a kind of...):

fun; play; sport (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously))


Sense 2

Meaning:

A quaint and amusing jest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

drollery; waggery

Hypernyms ("drollery" is a kind of...):

jest; jocularity; joke (activity characterized by good humor)


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