jocoseness

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Noun
  • Cole follows up with a joking request to appear on an interlude on the forthcoming project, then asks whether West could send him a care package of clothes — which West agrees to — before exiting the stage.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Our poll’s options include a joking reference to Dan Marino.
    Greg Cote December 20, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • This flippancy may have more than a little to do with the freediving community’s attitude toward Šobat’s breath-holding achievements.
    Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The flippancy with which these characters are made to bite the dust establishes the film’s combustible tone.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Death by Lightning, adapted by Mike Makowsky from Candice Millard’s 2011 nonfiction book and directed by Matt Ross, hums with the strength of these performances, particularly Shannon’s quiet composure and Macfadyen mining new depths of buffoonery.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Scholz-Carlson’s staging pushes against the deep misogyny of Da Ponte’s libretto by accentuating the buffoonery of the two male romantic leads.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • What marks a show of his is the combination of jocularity and generosity.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • That sense of jeopardy will always beat The Hundred jocularity every time.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That spirit of playfulness extends beyond the story itself and into the book’s visual world.
    Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Somehow, the phone number in the matchbox has that surprise, that playfulness.
    Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Language There’s some crude language, jesting, and mature comedic themes, but but nothing the modern tween or teen hasn’t seen or heard before.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Hundreds of fans commented on social media, either expressing concern or responding with lightheartedness.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
  • On the plus side, the young acting talent and a welcome lightheartedness will keep the eye-rolling to a minimum.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which determined each year's nominees until they were deposed as the deciding committee in 2022 in the wake of a scandal, revised its rules around animation in 2014.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The Motion Picture Sound Editors has revealed the nominations for its 73rd annual Golden Reel Awards in categories spanning feature film, television, animation, computer entertainment and student productions.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Jocoseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jocoseness. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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