Meanings
- uncountableThe condition or quality of being jokesome; jest
It is even a ghastlier notion that the jokesomeness of a philosopher, the unessential fringe of a subject, often becomes the soul-destroying weary, worrying study of a schoolboy.
1900, John Perry, England's Neglect of Science2 more examples
But with a kind of perverse jokesomeness (the hodgepodge of words and symbols on the coffin recollects Addison's examples of "false wit"), she leaves behind a mystifying substitute for the self — [...]
1982, Terry Castle, Clarissa's Ciphers"We mought be; and yet again we mought not," Master Popplewell returned, with a glance at Mrs. Deborah, who had just been describing to the company how much her husband excelled in jokesomeness.
2008, R. D. Blackmore, Marry Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale
Origin
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jokesomeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jokesomeness
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