jocularity

[jok-yuh-lar-i-tee] / ˌdʒɒk yəˈlær ɪ ti /

NOUN

gaiety

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

Example Sentences

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No smile, no jocularity, no sense that he had just won a major victory.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

For all its burlesque jocularity, Mr. Scott asserted, his job was no less taxing as a result.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2021

They are rollicking riots of rib-tickling jocularity, side-splitting expeditions into the ironic arts.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2021

“After 87 and a half minutes of jocularity, the movie pivots in that final shot and ends up in a space that I hope people will find surprising,” Soderbergh explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2019

“Certainly,” he said with a jocularity that I saw as false but was probably convincing for the others.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

jocularity

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