" drolleries "

1: something said or done to cause laughter;

  * e.g., " ... the film's sophisticated drolleries will elicit smiles and chuckles even upon repeated viewings "

•  Synonyms : 

•  boffolas,

•  boffs,

•  cracks,

•  funnies,

•  gags,

•  giggles,

•  japes,

•  jests,

•  jokes,

•  joshes,

•  laughs,

•  nifties,

•  one-liners,

•  pleasantries,

•  quips,

•  ribs,

•  sallies,

•  waggeries,

•  wisecracks,

•  witticisms,

•  yuks

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: something said or done to cause laughter;

  * e.g., " ... the film's sophisticated drolleries will elicit smiles and chuckles even upon repeated viewings "

•  Synonyms : 

•  boff,

•  boffola,

•  crack,

•  funny,

•  gag,

•  giggle,

•  jape,

•  jest,

•  joke,

•  josh,

•  laugh,

•  nifty,

•  one-liner,

•  pleasantry,

•  quip,

•  rib,

•  sally,

•  waggery,

•  wisecrack,

•  witticism,

•  yuk

•  Antonyms : 

•  pathos

2: the amusing quality or element in something;

  * e.g., " ... though generally serious, the novel about a seriously dysfunctional family is not without drollery "

•  Synonyms : 

•  comedy,

•  comic,

•  comicality,

•  drollness,

•  funniness,

•  hilariousness,

•  humor,

•  humorousness,

•  richness,

•  uproariousness

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)