Meaning of Jocularity | Babel Free

Definitions

Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“It should seem he had that day been in a humour for jocularity and merriment, and upon such occasions I never knew a man laugh more heartily.”

“[…] Cristal Nixon at that moment rode up to them, and said, with an affectation of jocularity which sat very ill upon his sullen features, […]”

“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?””

“Madouc was neither pleased nor impressed by Prince Bittern’s mannerisms, and remained pointedly unresponsive to his lame jocularities.”

CEFR level