jocosity

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dʒoʊˈkɑːsəti/ UK /dʒəʊˈkɒsəti/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
the quality or practice of merry joking

His jocosity kept the discussion lively without turning it cruel.
2

noun
a joke or jocular remark

The speaker's final jocosity drew a restrained laugh.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality or practice of... jocularity humor playfulness

2 noun · a joke or jocular remark jest quip

Opposites

solemnity seriousness

Word family

Forms jocosities

Related forms jocose jocular

Etymology

From jocose + -ity. Jocose comes from Latin iocosus, "full of joking," from iocus, "joke or play."

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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