Dictionary

jocularity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌd͡ʒɑkjəˈlɛɹɪti/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English jocular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English jocularity From jocular + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
   • […] Cristal Nixon at that moment rode up to them, and said, with an affectation of jocularity which sat very ill upon his sullen features, […] 1824 June, [Walter Scott], “chapter 5”, in Redgauntlet, […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 156:
   • Madouc was neither pleased nor impressed by Prince Bittern’s mannerisms, and remained pointedly unresponsive to his lame jocularities. 1989, Jack Vance, chapter 4, in Madouc:
   • All were armed with pistols, and there was a small armoury of rifles against a wall. “Guns,” I said with fearful jocularity, “in a holy place?” 1980, Anthony Burgess, chapter 74, in Earthly Powers, London: Hutchinson:
   • It should seem he had that day been in a humour for jocularity and merriment, and upon such occasions I never knew a man laugh more heartily. 1791, James Boswell, “(please specify the year)”, in James Boswell, editor, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →OCLC, page 494:

Forms

Synonyms

jokefulness

Translations (2)

bg духовитост (Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour) · bg шеговитост (Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour)