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jokiness

noun

as in jocularity

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Recent Examples of jokiness 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokiness
  1. jocularity
  2. playfulness
  3. satire
  4. parody
  5. slapstick
  6. spoof
Noun
  • 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
Definition of jocularity
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
  • 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
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
  • 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

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“Jokiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokiness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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