Other Word Forms
- overjocularity noun
Etymology
Origin of jocularity
Example Sentences
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The scene pulses with athletic jocularity, good-spirited fun with an edge of danger.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024
His attempts at jocularity had been thoughtless and misguided but not malevolent, his lawyer said, in a submission to the panel.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023
They are rollicking riots of rib-tickling jocularity, side-splitting expeditions into the ironic arts.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2021
There’s a kind of jocularity and a camaraderie among you, but there’s also a current of tension and rivalry.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2020
He retains hold of my arm, and as he talks his spine straightens imperceptibly, his chest expands, his voice assumes more and more the sprightliness and jocularity of youth.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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