HyperDic: drollery

English > 2 senses of the word drollery:
NOUNcommunicationdrollery, clowning, comedy, funninessa comic incident or series of incidents
actdrollery, waggerya quaint and amusing jest
English > drollery: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA comic incident or series of incidents.
Synonymsclowning, comedy, funniness
Broaderfun, play, sportverbal / verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
Spanishanécdota
Catalananècdota
English > drollery: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningA quaint and amusing jest.
Synonymwaggery
Broaderjest, joke, jocularityActivity characterized by good humor
Spanishhumorada, inocentada, payasada
Catalanhumorada

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