jocularity
/ˌd͡ʒɑkjəˈlɛɹɪti/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It should seem he had that day been in a humour for jocularity and merriment, and upon such occasions I never knew a man laugh more heartily."
- "[…] Cristal Nixon at that moment rode up to them, and said, with an affectation of jocularity which sat very ill upon his sullen features, […]"
- "All were armed with pistols, and there was a small armoury of rifles against a wall. “Guns,” I said with fearful jocularity, “in a holy place?”"
- "Madouc was neither pleased nor impressed by Prince Bittern’s mannerisms, and remained pointedly unresponsive to his lame jocularities."
Etymology
Etymology tree English jocular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English jocularity From jocular + -ity.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌd͡ʒɑkjəˈlɛɹɪti/