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Gaiety vs Jocularity - What's the difference?

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Gaiety is a related term of jocularity.


As nouns the difference between gaiety and jocularity

is that gaiety is (uncountable)  the state of being happy while jocularity is joking, humorous remarks or behaviour.

gaiety

English

Noun

  • (uncountable)  The state of being happy.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=2 citation , passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety .  She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.}}
  • (countable)  Merrymaking or festivity.

    • Synonyms

    * (state of being happy) gayness

    jocularity

    English

    Noun

    (jocularities)
  • Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
  • * 1791 , , The Life of Samuel Johnson :
    • 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.