droller

ˈdrəʊlə

Definition

Definition of droller - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

humor

Rare

amusing in an odd or whimsical way

Rare

His droller comments always made us laugh.

comical

whimsical

wit

Rare

characterized by subtle or unexpected humor

Rare

She had a droller sense of humor than her peers.

facetious

humorous

witty

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Origin of droller

French, drôle (funny) + -er (agent)

Examples of droller in a sentence

The droller humor in the film was unexpected.
His droller remarks always caught us off guard.
The comedian's droller style made the audience laugh.

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French:drôle, ...
German:drollig, subtil, ...
Italian:bizzarro, arguto, ...
Spanish:gracioso, sutil, ...
Portuguese:engraçado, sutil, ...
Chinese:滑稽的, 更诙谐的, ...
Japanese:ひょうきんな, ひねりの効いた, ...
Arabic:أَطْرَف, أكثر ظرافة, ...
Hebrew:מְשַׁעֲשֵׁעַ, מְשַׁעְשֵׁעַ בְּאֹפֶן מוּזָר, ...
Russian:забавный, более тонкий, ...
Ukrainian:дотепний, ...
Hindi:विचित्र, विनोदी, ...
Bengali:রসাত্মক, বুদ্ধিদীপ্ত, ...
Catalan:enginyós, divertit, ...
Czech:komičtější, suchý, ...
Danish:finurlig, spøgefuld, ...
Dutch:grappig, droger, ...
Greek:αστείος, πιο λεπτός, ...
Hungarian:mulatságos, szellemesebb, ...
Khmer:កំប្លែងប្លែក, កំប្លែងឈ្លាសវៃ, ...
Korean:익살스러운, 더 재치 있는, ...
Persian:شوخ‌طبعانه, طنز ظریف, ...
Polish:zabawniejszy, żartobliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):engraçadamente peculiar, engraçado, ...
Romanian:hazliu, subtil, ...
Swedish:rolig, dråplig, ...
Thai:ที่แปลกและน่าขบขัน, ละเอียดอ่อน, ...
Turkish:tuhaf, nüktedan, ...
Vietnamese:khôi hài, tinh tế, ...

droll

droʊl

Definition of droll - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

humor

funny in a strange, unexpected, or whimsical way

His droll comments made everyone laugh.
Her droll remark surprised the solemn audience.
The droll narrator described odd village customs.

comical

quirky

wry

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Origin of droll

French, drôle (funny)

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French:drôle, ...
German:drollig, ...
Italian:bizzarro, ...
Spanish:gracioso, ...
Portuguese:engraçado, ...
Chinese:滑稽的, ...
Japanese:ひょうきんな, ...
Arabic:طَرِيف, ...
Hebrew:מְשַׁעֲשֵׁעַ בְּצוּרָה מוּזָרָה, ...
Russian:забавный, ...
Ukrainian:кумедний, ...
Hindi:अजीब मज़ेदार, ...
Bengali:বিচিত্রভাবে হাস্যকর, ...
Catalan:sorneguer, ...
Czech:suchý, ...
Danish:spøjs, ...
Dutch:geestig, ...
Greek:παραξενόχουλος, ...
Hungarian:fanyar, ...
Khmer:កំប្លែងប្លែក, ...
Korean:익살스러운, ...
Persian:بامزه و عجیب, ...
Polish:swoisty, ...
Portuguese (BR):engraçado, ...
Romanian:caraghios, ...
Swedish:dråplig, ...
Thai:ตลกแปลก ๆ, ...
Turkish:tuhaf komik, ...
Vietnamese:hài hước lạ lùng, ...

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Definition of droller - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of droller

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