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Jocosity vs Humor - What's the difference?

jocosity | humor |

As nouns the difference between jocosity and humor

is that jocosity is (uncountable) the state of being jocose while humor is mood, temper.

jocosity

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being jocose.
  • (countable) A jocose utterance.

    • humor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1763 , (Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz), History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40
    • For some days a fistula lacrymalis had come into my left eye, which discharged an humour , when pressed, that portended danger.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
    • I know you don't believe my story, but humor me for a minute and imagine it to be true.

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