jokinessn.
/ˈdʒəʊkɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈdʒoʊkinᵻs/ A joking style or manner.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > humour > humorous style or manner
humorisma1834
humorology1835
jokiness1869
1869 D. G. Rossetti Let. 26 Aug. (1965) II. 720 His letters remind one by their ponderous jokiness of Holman Hunt.
1966 Punch 26 Jan. 138/3 Very short chapters and much coy jokiness about methods of fiction add to the Shandean charm.
1971 Daily Tel. 8 Jan. (Colour Suppl.) 6/2 The jokiness at a first night of an amateur theatrical company.
1974 Times 11 May 9/8 The self-conscious jokiness and triviality that is the bane of newscasting on British television.
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