jocosity

jo·cose

J0048900 (jō-kōs′)adj.1. Given to joking; merry.2. Characterized by joking; humorous.

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[Latin iocōsus, from iocus, joke; see yek- in Indo-European roots.]

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jo·cose′ly adv.jo·cose′ness, jo·cos′i·ty (-kŏs′ĭ-tē) n.

jocosity

1. the habit of joking or jesting.
2. a joke or a jest.
3. the state or quality of humorousness or playfulness. — jocose, adj.See also: Humor

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Noun

1.jocosity - fun characterized by humorjocularityfun, 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"

2.jocosity - the trait of merry joking humorousness, jocoseness, merrinesslevity - a manner lacking seriousness

jocosity

noun1. A state of joyful exuberance:blitheness, blithesomeness, gaiety, glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocoseness, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness.2. The quality of being laughable or comical:comedy, comicality, comicalness, drollery, drollness, farcicality, funniness, humor, humorousness, jocoseness, jocularity, ludicrousness, ridiculousness, wit, wittiness, zaniness.