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jocularity

[jok-yuh-lar-i-tee]

joc·u·lar·i·ty

[jok-yuh-lar-i-tee]
noun, plural -ties.
1.
the state or quality of being jocular.
2.
jocular speech or behavior.
3.
a jocular remark or act.

Origin:
1640–50; jocular + -ity

o·ver·joc·u·lar·i·ty, noun
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Jocularity has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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jocular (ˈdʒɒkjʊlə)
 
adj
1.  characterized by joking and good humour
2.  meant lightly or humorously; facetious
 
[C17: from Latin joculāris, from joculus little joke]
 
jocularity
 
n
 
'jocularly
 
adv

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