"jocularity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌd͡ʒɑkjəˈlɛɹɪti/ [US] Forms: jocularities [plural]
Etymology: jocular + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jocular|ity}} jocular + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} jocularity (countable and uncountable, plural jocularities)
  1. Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms: jokefulness Translations (Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour): духовитост (duhovitost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), шеговитост (šegovitost) [feminine] (Bulgarian)

Inflected forms

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