jocosity

jocosity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English jocose
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Latin -itāsder.
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English jocosity

    From jocose + -ity.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    jocosity (countable and uncountable, plural jocosities)

    1. (uncountable) The state of being jocose.
    2. (countable) A jocose utterance.

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