jocularity
pronunciation
How to pronounce jocularity in British English:
UK [ˌdʒɒkjə'lærətɪ]
How to pronounce jocularity in American English:
US [ˌdʒɒkjə'lærətɪ]
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- Noun:
- a feeling facetious merriment
- fun characterized by humor
- activity characterized by good humor
Word Origin
- jocularity (n.)
- 1640s, from Medieval Latin iocularitas "jocular, facetious," from iocularis (see jocular).
Example
- 1. He rejoined the subject with sober jocularity .
- 2. The " surface " of humor is not sraooth it is relat ed to as well as different from jocularity and irony .
- 3. Yet he chronicles his travels with a wearying feather-light jocularity , prizing one-liners over lucid analysis .
- 4. Her speech was dull and boring , despite an attempt at jocularity at the end .
- 5. " Do n 't tell me you did n 't know I was to be your brother-in-law this spring , " he said with nervous jocularity .