JOCULARITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jocularity mean? 

• JOCULARITY (noun)
  The noun JOCULARITY has 3 senses:

1. a feeling facetious merriment

2. fun characterized by humor

3. activity characterized by good humor

  Familiarity information: JOCULARITY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JOCULARITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling facetious merriment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

jocularity; jocundity

Hypernyms ("jocularity" is a kind of...):

gaiety; merriment (a gay feeling)

Derivation:

jocular (characterized by jokes and good humor)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fun characterized by humor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

jocosity; jocularity

Hypernyms ("jocularity" is a kind of...):

fun; play; sport (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously))

Derivation:

jocular (characterized by jokes and good humor)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Activity characterized by good humor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

jest; jocularity; joke

Hypernyms ("jocularity" is a kind of...):

diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jocularity"):

drollery; waggery (a quaint and amusing jest)

leg-pull; leg-pulling (as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true)

pleasantry (an agreeable or amusing remark)

Derivation:

jocular (characterized by jokes and good humor)