Definitions

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

Still, Kimmel seems to relish the juxtaposition of his unpretentious jocularity and the Oscars’ pomp and circumstance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Gleeful, as defined in the dictionary, suggests a sense of merriment, jocularity.

From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2022

“Miz Martha Washington” bears the signature of Ijames’s clever wit: He writes the slaves as more than docile stereotypes; these slaves have personality to spare, and they joke and sing with a threatening jocularity.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2021

Obviously there was to be no jocularity tonight.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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