drollness

/ˈdɹoʊɫnəs/ noun

The quality of being odd or comical.

Word Origin From droll, which came from Old French drolle 'jester, buffoon', possibly from Middle Dutch drol 'fat little man, goblin'. Droll means 'amusingly odd', and drollness is the quality of being droll. The -ness suffix is from Old English. Related: drollery (a droll act). So drollness is the state of being comically quirky.

noun The quality of being odd or comical. countable

The comedian's drollness had the entire audience laughing uncontrollably.

(名词) 滑稽;诙谐;幽默 【滑稽特质】

喜剧演员的滑稽特质让全场观众笑得前仰后合。

(sustantivo) comicidad; graciosidad; lo cómico; lo extravagante; chistosidad [La cualidad de ser extraño o cómico.]

La comicidad del comediante hizo que toda la audiencia se riera incontrolablemente.

(nom) drôlerie; cocasserie; burlesque; comique; bizarrerie cocasse [Caractère de ce qui est bizarre, singulier ou comique.]

La **drollness** du comique faisait éclater de rire toute l'assistance.

(Substantiv) Skurrilität; Komik; Drolligkeit [Die Eigenschaft, seltsam oder lustig zu sein; skurriler Humor.]

Die **drollness** des Komikers brachte das gesamte Publikum zum Lachen.

(名詞) 奇妙でひょうきんな性質。

そのコメディアンのひょうきんなところが、観客全員を止まらない笑いに誘った。

(substantivo) comicidade; graça; humor peculiar [A qualidade de ser estranho ou cômico.]

A comicidade do comediante fez o público inteiro rir incontrolavelmente.

Word parts: droll + ness

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