jocularity

noun

Definition of jocularitynext
as in playfulness

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Recent Examples of jocularity Or maybe he was lured into his thoughtless comments because of the jocularity inside that room full of reporters. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jocularity
  1. playfulness
  2. satire
  3. jokiness
  4. spoof
  5. slapstick
  6. farce
  7. burlesque
  8. parody
Noun
  • Your daily practice, your approach to people and animals, your playfulness.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
  • To capture the playfulness of the brand’s ethos, Gozlan has incorporated a claw machine in the pop-up, where customers receive a token for a chance to win a bracelet.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of playfulness
Noun
  • Altman isn’t the only big name who gets chewed up and spit out by Guadagnino’s dark satire.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The film is a satire about an impending climate change apocalypse that’s triggered by the drilling operations of oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, played by Cruise, who looks nearly unrecognizable clad in prosthetics and graying hair.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of satire
Noun
  • Despite a general jokiness and long runtime, the film was well-received by critics and audiences and now those who've held out from going to the multiplex to absorb the adventure will have a chance to catch it at home.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of jokiness
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  • There may have been little place for critique in his early images of the luxe life, but their satirical edge sharpened over time, hitting a peak in a spoof of tabloid sensationalism in the September, 1962, issue.
    — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Swift to help solve a mystery in a spoof that aired during Hargitay’s debut hosting stint at the 2026 award show.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 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
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  • History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce — or in this case, as an uncanny sort of San Francisco camp.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Rao made some 60 features in the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi languages, and moved between farce, fantasy, mythology and science fiction.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of farce
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  • 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
  • There’s no winking at the audience, no sense of camp or parody, just a lot of appealing interactions, plus some wholly superfluous tertiary plots added to expand the story to series length.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The punch-worthy parody of Altman’s characterization ramps up once he’s motivated to push back against — or trample over — the safety guardrails that Ilya prizes above all else, but so does the depth of his world-breaking cynicism.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of parody

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“Jocularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jocularity. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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