jocularity

The closer they were to action, the more jocularity bothered him.

There is a forced tone in this kind of jocularity.

And he advanced, all jocularity gone in the application of his trade.

When the voices started up again, their jocularity had vanished.

There was a son of despairing jocularity in his voice.

Despite his jocularity, he was worried too but couldn't think of any other way to do things.

What you're talking about is more control on my part over wit or jocularity."

He forced himself into a mood of rather fatuous jocularity.

What guests do not want are forced jocularity and empty words of deference.

This is what has passed for jocularity around here recently.)

Ruby Bee shot me a look meant to discourage jocularity.

Leave it to Reggie to eke out whatever jocularity he could find in a situation.

Demonstrations, games and conversations hum right along with determined jocularity.

This was no time for the tactical specialist's unique flavor of jocularity.

"At least twenty," he said with his old jocularity.

Peter was very white-faced and not in a mood for this jocularity.

He had even more reason for jocularity about four hours later, after the Yankees won an error-marred game, 7-3.

In reply he used a voice of bluff jocularity.

With a hint of his old bad-boy jocularity, Hey, who wants to know?

It comments on the marriage broker, for example, with mordant jocularity.

As well she should be, for failing to comprehend such a simple and trivial display of jocularity.

All jocularity had gone out of his tone.

But behind the jocularity is a sharp mind.

When Blaine replied, most of the jocularity had gone out of his voice.

"I think we'd better go quietly to our homes," Carson said with a worried attempt at jocularity.