jocularity

noun

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.

1. Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour.

   “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, […]”