jocularity

Etymology

jocular + -ity

noun

  1. Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
    All were armed with pistols, and there was a small armoury of rifles against a wall. “Guns,” I said with fearful jocularity, “in a holy place?” 1980, Anthony Burgess, chapter 74, in Earthly Powers, London: Hutchinson
    Madouc was neither pleased nor impressed by Prince Bittern’s mannerisms, and remained pointedly unresponsive to his lame jocularities. 1989, Jack Vance, chapter 4, in Madouc

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