jocoseness

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Noun
  • But the flippancy of the phrase belies the detailed precision with which the Sky plan to manufacture 3-point looks.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • England have shown a certain flippancy towards white-ball cricket since winning the 2019 World Cup.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Certainly, an irreverent portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte is warranted, but at two and a half hours of alternating brutality and buffoonery, this movie really tries one’s patience.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2024
  • His is a sort of erudite buffoonery that consistently tap-dances between clever, self-aware, and patently stupid.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In its own surveys, Google found that its new Material 3 Expressive design language, with its responsive animations and playful typography, scored high across all age groups.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 21 May 2025
  • In addition to the design-rendering technology, the company has been working on a virtual try-on process as well as digital templates, animations and other materials brands can use to market their products.
    Penelope Colston, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The rigor and substance of the presentation’s early portion was balanced by signature TikTok insouciance.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 May 2025
  • His coy narrative voice and audacious insouciance, thinly disguised under a patina of classical Oxford education and self-deprecating wit, amuse the reader for several hundred pages.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Both cameras capture good detail and color (for a tablet) without overdoing the brightness.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
  • Other steps to help reduce damage include face masks or glasses made to shield blue light, or just simply lowering the brightness of your phone.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Still, there’s no denying the vivacity of Danya Taymor’s highly entertaining production at the Booth Theatre, a textbook example of how high-quality direction can ignite a mostly predictable script.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Still, there’s no denying the vivacity of director Dana Taymor’s highly entertaining production, a textbook example of how high-quality direction can ignite a mostly predictable script.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Jocoseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jocoseness. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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