jocoseness
71jocose — adjective literary joking jocosely adverb jocoseness, jocosity noun (U) …
72joke — joke, jest, jape, quip, witticism, wisecrack, crack, gag are comparable when they mean a remark, story, or action intended to evoke laughter. Joke, when applied to a story or remark, suggests something designed to promote good humor and… …
73playful — playful, frolicsome, sportive, roguish, waggish, impish, mischievous mean given to play, jests, or tricks or indicative of such a disposition or mood. Playful stresses either lighthearted gaiety or merriment {playful children} {in a playful mood} …
74amusement — n 1. pastime, entertainment, recreation, fun, cheer; pleasure, enjoyment, delight, gaiety; gratification, distraction, diversion, play, sport; relaxation, dalliance, merrymaking, pleasantry, merriment, joviality, jocoseness, jollity,… …
75disport — v 1. divert, entertain, amuse, delight, regale, titillate, enliven; cheer, gladden, rejoice; recreate, refresh. 2. sport, game, play, frolic, make merry, revel; frisk, gambol, romp, caper, junket; sow wild oats, paint the town red, carouse. n 3.… …
76entertainment — n amusement, diversion, divertissement, distraction, pastime; recreation, play, sport, fun, cheer; pleasure, enjoyment, gratification, delight, gaiety; relaxation, dalliance, merrymaking, pleasantry, merriment, joviality, jocoseness, jollity,… …
77folly — n 1. absurdity, absurdness, inanity, point lessness, fatuousness; senselessness, nonsense, nonsen sicalness, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, Archaic. insipience; unreasonableness, irrationality, illogicalness, illogicality; preposterousness,… …
78foolishness — n 1. senselessness, meaninglessness, thoughtlessness, shallowness, vacantness, blankness, vacuousness, emptiness; vapidity, vapidness, insipidity, insipidness, flatness, dullness, tediousness; stupidity, asininity, imbecility, idioticalness,… …
79nonsense — n 1. absurdity, absurdness, nonsensi calness, nonsensicality; ridiculousness, ridiculosity, ludicrousness; asininity, stupidity, fatuity, fatuousness; meaninglessness, self contradiction, contradiction, invalidity; incongruity, incongruousness,… …
80shenanigan — n Usu. shenanigans Informal. tomfoolery, antics, Sl. monkeyshines, Sl. monkey business; mischief, prankishness, Inf. hanky panky, Scot, and North Eng. daffing; prank, antic, caper, escapade, trick, practical joke, roguish trick, Fr. espieglerie;… …
