droll
Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggishOddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
Meaning
1 sensesOddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
Very droll, minister.
drollig
чуднойčudnoj
- comical in an odd or whimsical manner
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From French drôle (“comical, odd, funny”), from drôle (“buffoon”) from Middle French drollFrom French drôle (“comical, odd, funny”), from drôle (“buffoon”) from Middle French drolle (“a merry fellow, pleasant rascal”) from Old French drolle (“one who lives luxuriously”), from Middle Dutch drol (“fat little man, goblin”), itself from Old Norse troll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą. Doublet of drôle and troll.
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Forms
droller, drollestSynonyms
15 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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