jocoseness

He said it with as much jocoseness as civility allowed, then at once rose.

Mr. Pepperill looked pained, not knowing just how to prevent such jocoseness on the part of his adversary.

"I know the furnishing of every third-floor front on the line," she replied, with a dreary attempt at jocoseness.

For ease and jocoseness of description it stands almost unapproachable.

Under all the big man's apparent fierceness there had been a flash of rough jocoseness in his tones at times.