jocosities

  • 1jocosities — jocose ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ playful or humorous. DERIVATIVES jocosely adverb jocoseness noun jocosity noun (pl. jocosities) . ORIGIN Latin jocosus, from jocus jest, joke …

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  • 3jocosity — /joh kos i tee, jeuh /, n., pl. jocosities. 1. the state or quality of being jocose. 2. joking or jesting. 3. a joke or jest. [1640 50; JOCOSE + ITY] * * * …

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  • 4jocose — [dʒə kəʊs] adjective formal playful or humorous. Derivatives jocosely adverb jocoseness noun jocosity kɒsɪti noun (plural jocosities). Origin C17: from L …

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  • 5jocosity — /dʒəˈkɒsəti/ (say juh kosuhtee) noun (plural jocosities) 1. the state or quality of being jocose. 2. joking or jesting. 3. a joke or jest …

  • 6jocose — ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ playful or humorous. DERIVATIVES jocosely adverb jocoseness noun jocosity noun (pl. jocosities) . ORIGIN Latin jocosus, from jocus jest, joke …

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  • 7jocosely — jocose ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ playful or humorous. DERIVATIVES jocosely adverb jocoseness noun jocosity noun (pl. jocosities) . ORIGIN Latin jocosus, from jocus jest, joke …

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  • 8jocoseness — jocose ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ playful or humorous. DERIVATIVES jocosely adverb jocoseness noun jocosity noun (pl. jocosities) . ORIGIN Latin jocosus, from jocus jest, joke …

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  • 9jocosity — jocose ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ playful or humorous. DERIVATIVES jocosely adverb jocoseness noun jocosity noun (pl. jocosities) . ORIGIN Latin jocosus, from jocus jest, joke …

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  • 10jocosity — [jō käs′ə tē] n. [ML iocositas] 1. the quality or state of being jocose 2. pl. jocosities a jocose action or remark …

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