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- [joh-kos-i-tee, juh-]
- /dʒoʊˈkɒs ɪ ti, dʒə-/
- /dʒəʊˈk.ɒ.sɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [joh-kos-i-tee, juh-]
- /dʒoʊˈkɒs ɪ ti, dʒə-/
Definitions of jocosity word
- noun plural jocosity the state or quality of being jocose. 1
- noun plural jocosity joking or jesting. 1
- noun plural jocosity a joke or jest. 1
- noun jocosity (uncountable) The state of being jocose. 1
- noun jocosity the quality or state of being jocose 0
- noun jocosity a jocose action or remark 0
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Origin of jocosity
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; jocose + -ity
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Parts of speech for Jocosity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jocosity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
jocosity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jocosity
noun jocosity
- humor — hacker humour
- amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- badinage — Badinage is humorous or light-hearted conversation that often involves teasing someone.
- banter — Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly.
- buffoonery — Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
Antonyms for jocosity
noun jocosity
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
- unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
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