JOCOSENESS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

jocoseness

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Noun

Back in December 1968, Dolan wrote a joking column about the earlier Lake Worth monster, from way back in 1947.

— Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
Oh, but the Padres manager was ready with the joking last night.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2026

Definition of joking

Noun

Without Roberts in charge, expect the political and racial buffoonery to creep back into the conversation at ESPN.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The show, with its interest in corporate buffoonery, doesn’t quite manage to hand-wave away the queasy implications.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of buffoonery

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There is a heaviness and sorrow to that wise, ingenious goddess that obscured the character’s power and playfulness—a choice made by Nolan, no doubt to emphasize his dark themes.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
But Barley’s playfulness began to reemerge in May 2024, when a 4-day-old Pekin duckling named Louie arrived, thanks to a Facebook post from an elementary school teacher looking to rehome two ducklings.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026

Definition of playfulness

Noun

Hudson showed some subtle support for the jesting knocks to her boyfriend by reposting a clip of his final joke shared on Fox News' official X page.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
No matter what happened, Dunham could not seem to help posting through it, her public persona one of infinite jesting confession.

— Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of jesting

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That lightheartedness quickly evolved into the NFL’s biggest off-field competition.

— Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026
In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026

Definition of lightheartedness

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The animation is often rudimentary, particularly in outer-space scenes that are effectively a cut-out of a starship being dragged across a stellar background.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
The animation style is simple and stylized, like an old comic strip, with bold use of color and shadow that creates real atmosphere and danger.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Definition of animation

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