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Meanings of jocoseness in English
Synonyms
Examples for "jocosity"
Examples for "jocosity"
1
It contained the usual assortment of conventional praise and vulgar jocosity:-
2
Isn't the thing he lacks the back-slapping jocosity that passes for humor here?
3
The jocosity exemption might cover some of the lies, but surely not all.
4
From some of his observations we might think he was altogether averse from jocosity.
5
Mr. Birch turned to her with confidential jocosity.
1
The merriness in his eyes was always there, even when he wept.
2
It was never merriness which made eyes sparkle that way.
3
He loved her for her merriness, for her open sunniness.
4
It was made out of merriness, sunshine, and dew.
5
Ingigerd portrayed this with inimitable grace, innocence and merriness.
1
She had a keen appreciation of the humorousness and quaintness of children.
2
A warm-hearted, emotional girl was Lady Mabella, who laughed at the humorousness of being alive.
3
Some of his short stories are marvellous but many read like five-finger exercises, often aiming at a humorousness that hasn't aged well.
4
When he opened the newspapers and found the advertisements of the flats, she saw the engaging, half-awkward humorousness come into his eyes.
5
Though now thirty-five years old, he had not lost the humorousness which had procured for him the sobriquet of "Laughing Tam."
Usage of jocoseness in English
1
A tone of pride and glee, and, occasionally, of bantering jocoseness, is discernible.
2
He said it with as much jocoseness as civility allowed, then at once rose.
3
Anything like the jocoseness of Mr. Guppy's mother just now, I think I never saw.
4
It was Mr. Mawmsey's friendly jocoseness in questioning him which had set the tone of Lydgate's reply.
5
Under all the big man's apparent fierceness there had been a flash of rough jocoseness in his tones at times.
6
Rough jocoseness, diffusiveness, local prejudice, a life spent on details, a lack of philosophy.-theseare faults, but they are British faults, Anglo-Saxonfaults.
7
There was just a bit of a drawl in her voice, a suggestion of jocoseness, continual appreciation of the humor of life and living.
8
'Bess,' cried Samuel, with an affected jocoseness, 'you're called upon to apologise.
9
"I have been giving you the opinion of the higher court," he said, with his nearest approach to jocoseness.
10
"I cal'late we didn't get out any too soon, Miss Carvel," he remarked, with a sad attempt at jocoseness.
11
"Don't you approve of a wife burning incense before her husband?" said Sir Hugo, with an air of jocoseness.
12
A tone of pride and glee, and, occasionally, of bantering jocoseness, is discernible.
13
He said it with as much jocoseness as civility allowed, then at once rose.
14
Anything like the jocoseness of Mr. Guppy's mother just now, I think I never saw.
15
It was Mr. Mawmsey's friendly jocoseness in questioning him which had set the tone of Lydgate's reply.
16
Under all the big man's apparent fierceness there had been a flash of rough jocoseness in his tones at times.
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