English → Latin
“drollery” in Latin
scurrīlitāsbuffoonerylūdusa school, especially a primary school; game, sport, play; public spectacle, games, stage plays/productionsiocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sportlūdōto play (a game or sport); to frolic, behave playfully; to practice, amuse oneself withioculārisfunny, jocular, amusing; facetious, laughable, drollrīdiculuslaughable, funny, amusing, humorous; laughable, silly, absurd, ridiculousnūgaejokes, jests; trifles; worthless peopletrīcaetrifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impedimentsineptiasilliness, folly, absurdity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
drollery
scurrilitas: ludus: jocus; (The words are found in this connection and order.) ludus et jocus [Vid: FUN]: res ridicula; ludi; joca or jocularia; ridicula (both in words and gestures): nugae: tricae: ineptiae (absurdities).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for drollery?
- The usual Latin words for “drollery” are scurrīlitās, lūdus, iocus; also lūdō, ioculāris, rīdiculus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.