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jocularity vs pleasantry

pleasantry vs jocularity

jocularity and pleasantry both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jocularity Yes No No No
pleasantry Yes No No No
As nouns, pleasantry is a hyponym of jocularity; that is, pleasantry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jocularity:
  • jocularity: activity characterized by good humor
  • pleasantry: an agreeable or amusing remark
Other hyponyms of jocularity include drollery, waggery, leg-pull, leg-pulling.
jocularity (noun) pleasantry (noun)
activity characterized by good humor an agreeable or amusing remark
fun characterized by humor
a feeling of facetious merriment
Difference between jocularity and pleasantry

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