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
  • Mazzoli’s score has its moments of playfulness, starting with the prologue in which the chorus members blow into kazoos.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Burnt out and bored, people started reincorporating playfulness into their lives with outfit updates and bedazzled everything.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of playfulness
Noun
  • But the director’s crowd-pleasing instincts had devolved into cutesy self-congratulation by the time his wildly overpraised, Holocaust-trivializing satire Jojo Rabbit came along.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Her songs embrace a wide range of moods and emotions, from unique takes on relationships to political satire.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 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
Noun
  • The film draws on 1980s supernatural comedies, including Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and The Addams Family, alongside classic monster movies and horror spoofs.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Was there ever a thought that maybe the whole movie should just be a ’90s spoof?
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoof
Noun
  • Some of the jokes can be thought of as slapstick for Wittgenstein.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of slapstick
Noun
  • The movie is trying to be an equal-opportunity drive-by farce for the age of toxic extremes.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The league is a farce and an embarrassment to our country, not thier country.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of farce
Noun
  • With the immersive technology of New World Center on full display, Stéphane pairs Stravinsky’s ballet burlesque with Ravel and Collette’s opera.
    — Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of burlesque
Noun
  • The joke became the Cockroach Janta Party, a parody of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP, and then a protest movement.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
  • For those who don't know, GTA VI is set in the fictional Vice City, which is a parody of real-life South Florida.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of parody

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