Synonyms of the word

jocularity

• n. Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour.

diversion

• n. (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
• n. A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
• n. The act of diverting.
• n. Removal of water via a canal.
• n. (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
• n. (transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a…
• n. (law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of…

fun

• n. amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
• n. playful, often noisy, activity.
• adj. (informal) enjoyable, amusing.
• adj. (informal) whimsical, flamboyant.
• v. (colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.

gaiety

• n. (uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.
• n. (countable) Merrymaking or festivity.

jest

• n. (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
• n. (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
• n. (obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
• n. (obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
• v. To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
• adv. (African American Vernacular, Southern US) Alternative spelling of just.

jocosity

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

jocundity

• n. (uncountable) The state of being jocund.
• n. (countable) A jocund remark; a witticism.

joke

• n. An amusing story.
• n. Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
• n. (figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one.
• n. (figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
• v. (intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
• v. (transitive, dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

merriment

• n. a state of enjoyable exuberance.
• n. playful fun.

play

• v. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose…
• v. (ergative) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
• v. (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
• v. (transitive) To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
• v. (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
• v. (heading) To behave in a particular way.
• v. (intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion;…
• v. (intransitive) To move gaily; to disport.
• v. (transitive) To put in action or motion.
• v. (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
• v. (transitive) To manipulate or deceive someone.
• n. (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
• n. (uncountable) Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
• n. (uncountable, ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions…
• n. The conduct, or course of a game.
• n. (countable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
• n. (countable) (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
• n. (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters…
• n. (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
• n. (countable) A major move by a business.
• n. (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other…
• n. (uncountable) The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
• n. (uncountable, informal) Sexual role-playing.
• n. (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.

recreation

• n. Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
• n. The process of recreating something.
• n. The result of this process.

sport

• n. (countable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that…
• n. (countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
• n. (countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner, a good sport.
• n. (obsolete) That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
• n. (obsolete) Mockery; derision.
• n. (countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
• n. (uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.
• n. (biology, botany, zoology, countable) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some…
• n. (slang, countable) A sportsman; a gambler.
• n. (slang, countable) One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
• n. (obsolete, uncountable) An amorous dalliance.
• n. (informal, usually singular) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question).
• n. (obsolete) Play; idle jingle.
• v. (intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
• v. (intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
• v. (transitive) To display; to have as a notable feature.
• v. (reflexive) To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
• v. (transitive) To represent by any kind of play.
• v. To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
• v. To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species;…
• v. (transitive) To close (a door).