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Mordant vs Droll - What's the difference?

mordant | droll |


As adjectives the difference between mordant and droll

is that mordant is having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe while droll is oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

As nouns the difference between mordant and droll

is that mordant is any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation while droll is a buffoon.

As verbs the difference between mordant and droll

is that mordant is to subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant while droll is to joke, to jest.

Flippant vs Droll - What's the difference?

flippant | droll |


In archaic terms the difference between flippant and droll

is that flippant is glib; speaking with ease and rapidity while droll is to joke, to jest.

As a noun droll is

a buffoon.

As a verb droll is

to joke, to jest.

Eccentricwhimsical vs Droll - What's the difference?

eccentricwhimsical | droll | Related terms |

Eccentricwhimsical is a related term of droll.


As an adjective droll is

oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

As a noun droll is

(archaic) a buffoon.

As a verb droll is

(archaic) to joke, to jest.

Unusual vs Droll - What's the difference?

unusual | droll | Related terms |

Unusual is a related term of droll.


As adjectives the difference between unusual and droll

is that unusual is unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm while droll is oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

As a noun droll is

(archaic) a buffoon.

As a verb droll is

(archaic) to joke, to jest.

Happy vs Droll - What's the difference?

happy | droll | Related terms |

Happy is a related term of droll.


As adjectives the difference between happy and droll

is that happy is experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous while droll is oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

As a noun droll is

(archaic) a buffoon.

As a verb droll is

(archaic) to joke, to jest.

Sportive vs Droll - What's the difference?

sportive | droll | Related terms |

Sportive is a related term of droll.


As adjectives the difference between sportive and droll

is that sportive is gay; frolicsome; merry while droll is oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

As nouns the difference between sportive and droll

is that sportive is (cycling) cyclosportive while droll is (archaic) a buffoon.

As a verb droll is

(archaic) to joke, to jest.

Droll vs Silly - What's the difference?

droll | silly | Related terms |

Droll is a related term of silly.


As adjectives the difference between droll and silly

is that droll is oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish while silly is (label) pitiable; deserving of compassion; helpless.

As nouns the difference between droll and silly

is that droll is (archaic) a buffoon while silly is (colloquial) a silly person; a fool.

As a verb droll

is (archaic) to joke, to jest.

Disdainful vs Droll - What's the difference?

disdainful | droll |


As adjectives the difference between disdainful and droll

is that disdainful is showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy while droll is oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

As a noun droll is

(archaic) a buffoon.

As a verb droll is

(archaic) to joke, to jest.

Extraordinary vs Droll - What's the difference?

extraordinary | droll | Related terms |

Extraordinary is a related term of droll.


As adjectives the difference between extraordinary and droll

is that extraordinary is not ordinary; exceptional; unusual; while droll is oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

As a noun droll is

(archaic) a buffoon.

As a verb droll is

(archaic) to joke, to jest.

Strange vs Droll - What's the difference?

strange | droll | Related terms |

Strange is a related term of droll.


As a proper noun strange

is .

As an adjective droll is

oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

As a noun droll is

(archaic) a buffoon.

As a verb droll is

(archaic) to joke, to jest.

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