JOCULARITY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

jocularity

noun

Definition of jocularity

as in playfulness

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Recent Examples of jocularity For all his jocularity, the charges against Doyle are serious, carrying a potential sentence of six years in prison. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 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

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Noun

Matt Reeves’ film is also on the dour side, without the genre-mixing playfulness that enlivens its predecessor and sequel.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
The Kukka chandelier by Sarah Sherman Samuel for Lulu and Georgia adds a touch of playfulness to the living room, which is located in the original 1930s Spanish-style part of the home.

— Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of playfulness

Noun

The material provided her in a Shirley Temple spoof was a sophomoric attempt at satire that got its laughs with pointed needling rather than subtle jabbing.

— Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Beavis and Butt-Head function as a note-perfect satire of teenage confidence and idiocy, but the sharpness of the writing has always belied the bottom-of-the-barrel intellect of its title characters.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of satire

Noun

The material provided her in a Shirley Temple spoof was a sophomoric attempt at satire that got its laughs with pointed needling rather than subtle jabbing.

— Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Don Adams led the slapstick spy spoof as the brainy but hopelessly incompetent Agent Smart, starring alongside Barbara Feldon as the ever-capable Agent 99.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of spoof

Noun

There was an element of slapstick about Bournemouth’s second, with Justin Kluivert’s strike bouncing off the post and Lukas Hornicek’s before Scott’s follow-up cross looped agonisingly into the net off the outstretched foot of Malick Thiaw.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
With its slapstick mayhem and goofball charm, the film's oddball recruits defied the odds to become a smash at the box office.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of slapstick

Noun

Esmerelda’s become something like the Dwight Schrute of the series, with Impacciatore playing her scenes as a clownlike farce, but her antics don’t intersect with the rest of The Paper’s plotlines tonally or narratively.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Small Time Crooks is an old-fashioned farce with likable characters and a jocular pace.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of farce

Noun

About five years ago, the former college football player discovered his love for burlesque at a ballroom event in the Phoenix area, launching his career as a performer.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
The four-movement work begins in anguish but courses through a bucolic, cheerful ländler and a rather violent burlesque before resolving into a final Adagio that critics have long characterized as a quiet but solid affirmation of life.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 May 2026

Definition of burlesque

Noun

Other targets of the show’s sharp parody over the years have been Saddam Hussein, Tom Cruise, the soft drink Prime and GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.

— Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Kevin Zak — whose theatrical credits include the hilarious Parent Trap parody Ginger Twinsies — wrote the book, while Jason Michael Snow penned the music and lyrics.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of parody

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