Jocularity
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.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
comic spirit
Fits when accessible phrasing should name an inclination toward humor
Careful Comic spirit can imply performance rather than an everyday disposition.
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everyday
Fits when the broad capacity or material for amusement is intended
Careful Humor may be dry, dark, or private rather than cheerfully social.
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warm
Fits when light fun and flexibility create ease
Careful Playfulness extends beyond jokes and may appear in design or movement.
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formal
Fits when hearty good cheer around others is central
Careful Joviality may rely on warmth and laughter without verbal jokes.
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formal
Fits when clever verbal humor is the valued quality
Careful Wit can be cutting and more intellectually exacting than jocularity.
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literary
Fits when glad amusement is the emotional state
Careful Mirth does not require active joking.
Opposites 3
- solemnity
- gloom
- humorlessness
Common phrases 3
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air of jocularity
An air of jocularity surrounded the informal rehearsal.
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natural jocularity
Her natural jocularity never depended on embarrassing a guest.
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jocularity of the host
The jocularity of the host gave way to attentive silence during the toast.
Word family 2
Usage notes
Keep in mind
Jocularity is uncommon. Humor, playfulness, or joviality is usually more natural.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Sumxr, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated