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jocoseness|dʒəʊˈkəʊsnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
Jocose quality or character; mirthfulness of disposition or style; waggishness.
1706Reflex. upon Ridicule 385 He talks with the same liberty, familiarity, and jocoseness. 1778F. Burney Diary Sept., She has really some drollery about her,..and is very fond of jocoseness. 1859G. Meredith R. Feverel xxi, The Baronet..thought proper in his wisdom to water the dryness of his sermon with a little jocoseness. |