"jokesomeness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From jokesome + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jokesome|ness}} jokesome + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jokesomeness (uncountable)
  1. The condition or quality of being jokesome; jest Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-jokesomeness-en-noun-PjuiL3mk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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          "text": "But with a kind of perverse jokesomeness (the hodgepodge of words and symbols on the coffin recollects Addison's examples of \"false wit\"), she leaves behind a mystifying substitute for the self — [...]",
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