droll – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
droll
adj.
humorous, odd, funny, amusing
Droll
A
droll is a short comical sketch of a type that originated during the
Puritan Interregnum in
England. With the closure of the theatres, actors were left without any way of plying their art. Borrowing scenes from well-known plays of the
Elizabethan theatre, they added dancing and other entertainments and performed these, sometimes illegally, to make money. Along with the popularity of the source play, material for drolls was generally chosen for physical humor or for wit.
droll
Adjective
1. comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"
(similar) humorous, humourous
Droll
(v. t.)
To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.
(v. t.)
To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.
(v. i.)
To jest; to play the buffoon.
(superl.)
Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.
(n.)
Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.
(n.)
One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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droll
n.
1. jester
مسخرہ, ٹھٹوليا
2. farce
ہزل, ہنسي کي بات, اشغلہ, چٹکلا
adj.
کھلونا, ٹھٹول, خوش, عجيب, شاطر, مسخرہ, تماشے کا
