jocosity

noun

Definition of jocositynext
as in jocularity

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  1. flippancy
  2. buffoonery
  3. insouciance
  4. vivacity
Noun
  • Gone are the days of treating the vast majority of our skin with unwarranted flippancy.
    Allure, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Almodovar’s flippancy here is his tribute to the relentless of his women.
    IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Definition of flippancy
Noun
  • Famously, Tommy Lee Jones could not sanction Jim Carrey’s buffoonery on Batman Forever.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
  • But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of buffoonery
Noun
  • The victory over Leylah Fernandez on Arthur Ashe was beautiful for its innocence and insouciance.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Although riffing on the archetype of the bad girl is pop tradition, the new insouciance has a distinctly mischievous bent.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024
Definition of insouciance
Noun
  • Most striking are the visuals, rendered with vivacity and poignancy.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Rarely in any American film, and certainly any American film before that time, was a prostitute portrayed with such character and vivacity, such disarming truthfulness.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of vivacity
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jocoseness

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