jocoseness

  • 21jocose — adjective Etymology: Latin jocosus, from jocus joke Date: 1673 1. given to joking ; merry 2. characterized by joking ; humorous Synonyms: see witty • jocosely adverb • jocoseness …

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  • 22jocose — jocosely, adv. jocoseness, n. /joh kohs , jeuh /, adj. given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner. [1665 75; < L jocosus, equiv. to joc(us) JOKE + osus OSE1] Syn. facetious, waggish, witty, funny …

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  • 23frolic — I noun amusement, antic, caper, carousal, drollery, entertainment, escapade, fun, gaiety, gambol, jocoseness, jollity, joviality, lark, merriment, merrymaking, mirth, play, pleasantry, recreation, rollick, romp, vagary associated concepts: detour …

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  • 24brilliance — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian splendor, Technicolor, ability, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, aptitude, aptness, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, aura, blare, blaze, blaze of glory, blazing light,&#8230; …

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  • 25cleverness — Synonyms and related words: Italian hand, ability, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, aptitude, aptness, art, artfulness, artifice, artisanship, artistry, astuteness, braininess, bravura, brightness, brilliance,&#8230; …

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  • 26facetiousness — Synonyms and related words: brilliance, cleverness, funniness, humorousness, jocoseness, jocularity, joking, joshing, keen wittedness, keenness, nimble wittedness, pleasantry, pungency, quick wittedness, saltiness, sharpness, smartness, wittiness …

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  • 27humor — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, Rh factor, Rh negative, Rh positive, Rh type, Rhesus factor, agile wit, ambiversion, antibody, antigen, appease, arterial blood, baby, banter, bay, bee, black humor, blood, blood bank, blood cell, blood count …

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  • 28jocularity — Synonyms and related words: amusement, brilliance, cleverness, facetiousness, frivolity, fun, funniness, glee, gleefulness, high glee, hilariousness, hilarity, humorousness, jocoseness, jocundity, joking, jolliness, jollity, joshing, joviality,&#8230; …

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  • 29joke — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, absurdity, anecdote, antic, badinage, bagatelle, banter, bauble, be merry with, bean, belly laugh, bibelot, bijouterie, bit, blue story, bon mot, brass farthing, buffoon …

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  • 30joking — Synonyms and related words: Attic, bantering, biting, brilliance, brilliant, chaffing, clever, cleverness, droll, facetious, facetiousness, fooling, funniness, funny, hazing, humorous, humorousness, humorsome, jesting, jocose, jocoseness, jocular …

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