drollness
Amusing understated quality
Drollness is the quality of being amusing in a quiet, understated way—humor that comes from wit rather than obvious jokes.
A comedian might be praised for her drollness, meaning her deadpan delivery and clever observations rather than broad physical comedy: The drollness of his remarks caught everyone off guard.
Playful, capricious quality
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
quip · sarcasm · banter · dry humor · deadpan · understatement · wryness · sardonic
Amusing quality
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
parody · satire · caricature · spoof · jest · gag · shtick · jester
Unconventional behavior or nature
- odditySomething unusual or unexpected
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- whimsicalityPlayfully fanciful quality
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
unconventionality · offbeat · zaniness · outlandishness · kookiness · bizarreness · singular · unorthodox
Agreeable diversion of attention
- diversionRedirection of attention
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- levityLack of seriousness
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
playfulness · mirth · jocularity · jollity · cheerfulness · fun · delight · enjoyment
whimsy
Playful, capricious quality
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
repartee · quip · sarcasm · banter · dry humor · deadpan · understatement · wryness · sardonic · puns
humor
Amusing quality
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
clowning · parody · satire · caricature · spoof · jest · gag · shtick · jester · comedian
eccentricity
Unconventional behavior or nature
- odditySomething unusual or unexpected
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- whimsicalityPlayfully fanciful quality
idiosyncrasy · unconventionality · offbeat · zaniness · outlandishness · kookiness · bizarreness · singular · unorthodox · oddball
entertainment
Agreeable diversion of attention
lightheartedness · playfulness · mirth · jocularity · jollity · cheerfulness · fun · delight · enjoyment · gaiety
drollnessseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
gravity · solemnity · soberness · solemnness · somberness
drollnessslapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
buffoonery · clownishness · farce · zaniness · ham-fistedness