jocosity

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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
  • 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
  • Since medieval times, the colorful fool—from court jesters to Shakespeare’s characters—has used playful wit to critique authority and buffoonery to whip up excitement.
    Time, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Their relationship, tentative, intimate, and defiant, lingers long after the satirical skewering of male buffoonery has faded.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Self was in a joking mood when asked about the squad’s stellar defensive play.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Jones eventually got into his joking bag, and Bleek took that opportunity to seriously set the record straight one last time.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Birkin projected just this sort of youthful insouciance.
    Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Victoria Mboko is only 18 years old, but presents more insouciance than innocence on the court.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One of the film’s standout moments — the early kidnapping sequence — captures that precision and playfulness.
    Tiana DeNicola, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
  • As for footwear, Kurt Geiger’s penchant for playfulness continues.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The city’s vivacity and cultural richness are a constant source of inspiration and the reason for Farm Rio’s existence—the brand was founded here in 1997—and its signature colorful tropical prints.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Russell giggled, awed by her fellow-star’s vivacity, her easy embrace of glamour.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Using a similar method as the one scientists follow to determine the animals responsible for fossilized footprints — but with a dose of lightheartedness — Granatosky and his colleagues carried out the first scientific analysis of the imprint, published Tuesday in the journal Biology Letters.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Jocosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jocosity. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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