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jocosity

[ joh-kos-i-tee, juh- ]

/ dʒoʊˈkɒs ɪ ti, dʒə- /

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noun, plural jo·cos·i·ties.

the state or quality of being jocose.

joking or jesting.

a joke or jest.

Origin of jocosity

First recorded in 1640–50; jocose + -ity

Words nearby jocosity

jockey shorts, jocko, jockstrap, jockteleg, jocose, jocosity, jocular, jocularity, jocund, jocundity, jod-basedow phenomenon

Example sentences from the Web for jocosity

"Winter beginning to show his teeth," said one man, with an effort at jocosity.

The Magnetic North |Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
Innocence and jocosity were two of her leading characteristics; another was a genuine but ingenuous literary faculty.

Witching Hill |E. W. Hornung
"I'll give you a penny for them thoughts," he said, with an air of jocosity.

Ship's Company, The Entire Collection |W.W. Jacobs
A specimen of the jocosity of our exuberant scribes serves as a memento of a wonderful period.

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. IV (of 6) |Louis Creswicke

The purity of woman and the reality of religion are not considered topics for jocosity.

The American Mind |Bliss Perry