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jocularity

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joc·u·lar  (jky-lr)
adj.
1. Characterized by joking.
2. Given to joking.

[Latin ioculris, droll, from ioculus, diminutive of iocus, joke; see yek- in Indo-European roots.]

jocu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.
jocu·lar·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jocularity - a feeling facetious merriment
gaiety, merriment - a gay feeling
2.jocularity - fun characterized by humor
fun, sport, play - verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
3.jocularity - activity characterized by good humor
diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
drollery, waggery - a quaint and amusing jest
leg-pull, leg-pulling - as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true
pleasantry - an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"
Translations
jocularity [ˌdʒɒkjʊˈlærətɪ] Njocosidad f
jocularity
nSpaßigkeit f, → Witzigkeit f, → Scherzhaftigkeit f


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de Beausset ventured with respectful jocularity to remark that there is no reason for not having lunch when one can get it.
All such professors of the several branches of jocularity would have been sternly repressed, not only by the rigid discipline of law, but by the general sentiment which give law its vitality.
He was not cast in the stern poetical mold of fashionable Indian heroism, but on the contrary, was grievously given to vulgar jocularity.
 
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