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drollness

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droll

  [drohl] adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb
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–adjective
1. amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
–noun
2. a droll person; jester; wag.
–verb (used without object)
3. Archaic. to jest; joke.
Origin:
1615–25; < MF drolle pleasant rascal < MD drol a fat little man

Related forms:
drollness, noun
drolly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. diverting, odd, witty. See amusing. 2, 3. clown.

Antonyms:
1. serious.
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droll   (drōl)   
adj.   droll·er, droll·est
Amusingly odd or whimsically comical.
n.   Archaic
A buffoon.

[French drôle, buffoon, droll, from Old French drolle, bon vivant, possibly from Middle Dutch drol, goblin.]
droll'ness n., drol'ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

droll 
1623, from Fr. drole "odd, comical, funny" (1584), in M.Fr. a noun meaning "a merry fellow," possibly from M.Du. drol "fat little fellow, goblin," or M.H.G. trolle "clown," ult. from O.N. troll "giant, troll" (see troll (n.))
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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