Droll (Adjective)
Pronunciation: ['drol]
Definition: Quaintly amusing, mischievously facetious, exhibiting the qualities of a droll.
Usage: This is a qualitative adjective, which means it may be compared: droll, droller, drollest. It has borne three nouns meaning essentially the same thing, "drollery," "drollity," and "drollness," plus the adverb is "drolly." A person who is habitually droll is a droll (the origin of the adjective) and what a droll does is, well, droll around with his friends.
Suggested Usage: Although "droll" is often listed as a synonym of "funny," "facetious," "amusing," it has a personality of its own. It refers to harmlessly mischievous humor, humor with a dexterity that skirts effrontery: "Hans is a droll creature who enjoys everyone he meets. His droll laughter brightens up any conversation." Remember, though, this makes Hans himself a droll. The noun is slipping ever deeper into obscurity, so let us use it more: "Frieda isn't all that funny; she's just a simple droll."
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