Jocularity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling facetious merriment

fun characterized by humor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˌɑːkjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˌɒkjʊlˈaɹɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˌɒkjʊlˈaɹɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /dʒˌɑːkjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

joke jocundity jest jocosity

Word Forms

jocund	adjective	full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth
jocular	adjective	characterized by jokes and good humor
jocose	adjective	characterized by jokes and good humor
jest	verb	tell a joke; speak humorously
jokester	noun	a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
joke	verb	act in a funny or teasing way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Scherzhaftigkeit

ein Gefühl scherzhafter Heiterkeit

🇫🇷French

jovialité

un sentiment de gaieté facétieuse

🇪🇸Spanish

jocosidad

un sentimiento de alegría jocosa

🇮🇹Italian

giocosità

una sensazione di allegria scherzosa

🇳🇱Dutch

scherts

een gevoel van grappige vrolijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

jocosidade

um sentimento de alegria jocosa

🇷🇺Russian

шутливость

чувство шутливого веселья

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हास्य-रस

एक भावपूर्ण आनंद

🇧🇩Bengali

রসিকতা

একটি অনুভূতিপূর্ণ আনন্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

நகைச்சுவை

ஒரு உணர்வு முக மகிழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

వినోదం

ఒక అనుభూతి ముఖమైన ఉల్లాసం

🇮🇳Marathi

विनोद

एक आकर्षक आनंदाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

મજાક

એક સુંદર આનંદની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಮಾಷೆ

ಒಂದು ಭಾವನೆ ಮುಖದ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തമാശ

ഒരു ഫീൽ ഫെയ്‌സ്റ്റിയസ് ഉല്ലാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਾਕ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مذاق

ایک خوشگوار خوشی کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滑稽

一种滑稽的欢乐的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

冗談

ふざけた陽気な気分

🇰🇷Korean

익살

기분 좋은 즐거움

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vui tính

một cảm giác vui vẻ hài hước

🇹🇭Thai

ความตลกขบขัน

ความรู้สึกสนุกสนานรื่นเริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegurauan

perasaan gembira yang lucu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging palabiro

isang pakiramdam na katuwaan

🇲🇾Malay

sifat kelakar

perasaan riang muka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المزاح

شعور بفرح مضحك

🇮🇷Persian

شوخی

یک احساس شادی حیرت انگیز

🇹🇷Turkish

neşelilik

şakacı bir neşe hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

צחוק

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