JOCULARITY


Meaning of JOCULARITY in English

ˌjäkyəˈlarəd.ē, -ətē, -i also -ler- noun

( -es )

Etymology: Late Latin jocularitas, from Latin jocularis + -itas -ity

1. : the quality or state of being jocular

a singular display of jocularity , in which irrelevancy and sheer bad taste are especially conspicuous — N.F.Adkins

2. : an instance of being jocular : jest

interspersed … were axioms and proverbs and jocularities — New Yorker

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.