Jocularity
n.joyful, kindformal
What it means
Cheerful joking and a readiness to create shared amusement.
Reach for it when naming a sociable humorous quality in formal prose
The host's jocularity helped strangers relax around the table.
Choose between these
6- playful
comic spirit
accessible phrasing should name an inclination toward humor
not when Comic spirit can imply performance rather than an everyday disposition.
- everyday
the broad capacity or material for amusement is intended
not when Humor may be dry, dark, or private rather than cheerfully social.
- warm
light fun and flexibility create ease
not when Playfulness extends beyond jokes and may appear in design or movement.
- formal
hearty good cheer around others is central
not when Joviality may rely on warmth and laughter without verbal jokes.
- formal
clever verbal humor is the valued quality
not when Wit can be cutting and more intellectually exacting than jocularity.
- literary
glad amusement is the emotional state
not when Mirth does not require active joking.
Said against
3- solemnity
- gloom
- humorlessness
It naturally appears in
3- air of jocularity
An air of jocularity surrounded the informal rehearsal.
- natural jocularity
Her natural jocularity never depended on embarrassing a guest.
- jocularity of the host
The jocularity of the host gave way to attentive silence during the toast.
The word family
2Usage notes
Jocularity is uncommon. Humor, playfulness, or joviality is usually more natural.