Thesaurus / jocoseness
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He said it with as much jocoseness as civility allowed, then at once rose.
NEW GRUB STREETGEORGE GISSINGMr. Pepperill looked pained, not knowing just how to prevent such jocoseness on the part of his adversary.
BY ADVICE OF COUNSELARTHUR TRAIN"I know the furnishing of every third-floor front on the line," she replied, with a dreary attempt at jocoseness.
JUST AROUND THE CORNERFANNIE HURSTFor ease and jocoseness of description it stands almost unapproachable.
THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, VOL. 2 NO 4, OCTOBER, 1862VARIOUSUnder all the big man's apparent fierceness there had been a flash of rough jocoseness in his tones at times.
THE RAINY DAY RAILROAD WARHOLMAN DAYHe tried to give a little touch of jocoseness to it, but failed miserably.
A LITTLE NORSK; OR, OL' PAP'S FLAXENHAMLIN GARLAND"I are engaged to be married," promptly struck in the major, with untimely jocoseness.
TRUE AND OTHER STORIESGEORGE PARSONS LATHROPThe sailors touched their hats to him with a strange mixture of veneration and jocoseness.
HARD CASHCHARLES READEWho does trouble themselves about Sir Dugald, and his amiably ponderous jocoseness?
THEOMRS. FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT"I have been giving you the opinion of the higher court," he said, with his nearest approach to jocoseness.
THE GRAFTERSFRANCIS LYNDEWORDS RELATED TO JOCOSENESS
- amusement
- badinage
- banter
- buffoonery
- clowning
- comicality
- comicalness
- drollery
- facetiousness
- farce
- flippancy
- fun
- gag
- gaiety
- happiness
- high spirits
- jest
- jesting
- jocoseness
- jocosity
- jocularity
- joke
- joking
- joyfulness
- kidding
- levity
- lightness
- playfulness
- pleasantry
- raillery
- tomfoolery
- whimsy
- wisecrack
- wit
- witticism
- wittiness
- amusement
- badinage
- banter
- buffoonery
- clowning
- comedy
- comicality
- comicalness
- drollery
- drollness
- facetiousness
- farce
- farcicality
- flippancy
- fun
- funniness
- gag
- gaiety
- happiness
- high spirits
- humorousness
- jest
- jesting
- jocoseness
- jocularity
- joke
- joking
- joyfulness
- kidding
- levity
- lightness
- ludicrousness
- playfulness
- pleasantry
- raillery
- ridiculousness
- tomfoolery
- whimsy
- wisecrack
- wit
- witticism
- wittiness
- zaniness
- animation
- blitheness
- blithesomeness
- brightness
- brilliance
- cheer
- color
- colorfulness
- conviviality
- effervescence
- elation
- entertainment
- exhilaration
- festivity
- frolic
- fun
- geniality
- gladness
- glee
- gleefulness
- glitter
- good humor
- grins
- high spirits
- hilarity
- jocoseness
- jocosity
- jocundity
- joie de vivre
- jolliness
- jollity
- joviality
- joyousness
- lightheartedness
- liveliness
- merriment
- merriness
- merrymaking
- mirth
- mirthfulness
- pleasantness
- radiance
- revel
- reveling
- revelry
- shindig
- showiness
- sparkle
- sport
- sprightliness
- vivacity
- whoopee
- wingding
- animation
- blitheness
- blithesomeness
- brightness
- brilliance
- cheer
- color
- colorfulness
- conviviality
- effervescence
- elation
- entertainment
- exhilaration
- festivity
- frolic
- fun
- geniality
- gladness
- glee
- gleefulness
- glitter
- good humor
- grins
- high spirits
- hilarity
- jocoseness
- jocosity
- jocularity
- joie de vivre
- jolliness
- jollity
- joviality
- joyousness
- lightheartedness
- liveliness
- merriment
- merriness
- merrymaking
- mirth
- mirthfulness
- pleasantness
- radiance
- revel
- reveling
- revelry
- shindig
- showiness
- sparkle
- sport
- sprightliness
- vivacity
- whoopee
- wingding
- animation
- blitheness
- blithesomeness
- brightness
- brilliance
- cheer
- color
- colorfulness
- conviviality
- effervescence
- elation
- entertainment
- exhilaration
- festivity
- frolic
- fun
- geniality
- gladness
- glee
- gleefulness
- glitter
- good humor
- grins
- high spirits
- hilarity
- jocoseness
- jocosity
- jocularity
- jocundity
- joie de vivre
- jollity
- joviality
- joyousness
- lightheartedness
- liveliness
- merriment
- merriness
- merrymaking
- mirth
- mirthfulness
- pleasantness
- radiance
- revel
- reveling
- revelry
- shindig
- showiness
- sparkle
- sport
- sprightliness
- vivacity
- whoopee
- wingding
- animation
- blitheness
- blithesomeness
- brightness
- brilliance
- cheer
- color
- colorfulness
- conviviality
- effervescence
- elation
- entertainment
- exhilaration
- festivity
- frolic
- fun
- geniality
- gladness
- glee
- gleefulness
- glitter
- good humor
- grins
- high spirits
- hilarity
- jocoseness
- jocosity
- jocularity
- jocundity
- joie de vivre
- jolliness
- jollity
- joyousness
- lightheartedness
- liveliness
- merriment
- merriness
- merrymaking
- mirth
- mirthfulness
- pleasantness
- radiance
- revel
- reveling
- revelry
- shindig
- showiness
- sparkle
- sport
- sprightliness
- vivacity
- whoopee
- wingding
- amusement
- badinage
- banter
- buffoonery
- clowning
- comedy
- comicality
- comicalness
- drollery
- drollness
- facetiousness
- farce
- farcicality
- flippancy
- fun
- funniness
- gag
- gaiety
- happiness
- high spirits
- humorousness
- jest
- jesting
- jocoseness
- jocosity
- jocularity
- joke
- joking
- joyfulness
- kidding
- levity
- lightness
- playfulness
- pleasantry
- raillery
- ridiculousness
- tomfoolery
- whimsy
- wisecrack
- wit
- witticism
- wittiness
- zaniness
- animation
- blitheness
- blithesomeness
- brightness
- brilliance
- cheer
- color
- colorfulness
- conviviality
- effervescence
- elation
- entertainment
- exhilaration
- festivity
- frolic
- fun
- geniality
- gladness
- glee
- gleefulness
- glitter
- good humor
- grins
- high spirits
- hilarity
- jocoseness
- jocosity
- jocularity
- jocundity
- joie de vivre
- jolliness
- jollity
- joviality
- joyousness
- lightheartedness
- liveliness
- merriment
- merrymaking
- mirth
- mirthfulness
- pleasantness
- radiance
- revel
- reveling
- revelry
- shindig
- showiness
- sparkle
- sport
- sprightliness
- vivacity
- whoopee
- wingding
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