jocularity

  • 121jocular — [ dʒɒkjʊlə] adjective fond of or characterized by joking; humorous. Derivatives jocularity noun jocularly adverb Origin C17: from L. jocularis, from joculus, dimin. of jocus (see joke) …

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  • 122glee — n. 1. Merriment, mirth, gayety, joviality, jollity, exhilaration, liveliness, sportiveness, jocularity, hilarity. 2. Light song, song of interwoven melodies …

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  • 123jocoseness — n. See jocularity …

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  • 124jocundity — n. Joyousness, joyfulness, cheerfulness, hilarity, sprightliness, exhilaration, liveliness, vivacity, sportfulness, frolicsomeness, blithesomeness, jocularity, gayety, merriment, mirth, good humor, high spirits, high glee …

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  • 125merriment — n. Mirth, jollity, gayety, hilarity, joviality, sportiveness, jocularity, liveliness, frolic, noisy sport, laughter …

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  • 126pleasantry — n. 1. Gayety, merriment, sport, fun, frolic, jollity. 2. Facetiousness, jocularity, jocoseness, drollery, good humor, waggery. 3. Lively or witty remark, witticism, joke, sally, sprightly saying, jest, quip, quirk, bon mot. 4. Raillery, wit,… …

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  • 127waggery — n. Jocularity, facetiousness, drollery, pleasantry, humor, fun, waggishness, mischievous merriment, sport, roguery, jocosity, jocoseness …

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  • 128wit — n. 1. Intellect, understanding, mind, sense, reason, genius, mental power, intellectual faculties, thinking principle, mother wit. 2. Quick perception (as of partial resemblance in things mostly unlike), keen discernment, acumen, penetration,… …

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