gamesomeness

noun

Definition of gamesomenessnext
as in jocoseness

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  1. brightness
  2. buoyancy
  3. insouciance
  4. buffoonery
Noun
  • Penn State professor Joel Leja explains that machine learning is completely changing how astronomers process data, enabling rapid analysis of changes in star brightness and revealing orbiting planets.
    Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This waterproof light beams up to 400 lumens of brightness, and changes output power with the tap of a finger (no futzing with gloves).
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of brightness
Noun
  • Or she could be saved by the relative buoyancy of the Biden-era U.S. economy — the envy of the world.
    Dave Lawler, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Upon resurfacing, it was discovered the platform malfunction was caused by an issue with the variable ballast tank, which controlled the submersible’s buoyancy.
    Ray Sanchez and Graham Hurley, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
Definition of buoyancy
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  • Although riffing on the archetype of the bad girl is pop tradition, the new insouciance has a distinctly mischievous bent.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024
  • For her, Gary constructs Ron, a dashing, swaggering fellow with devil-may-care insouciance and a hint of real danger.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Definition of insouciance
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  • Famously, Tommy Lee Jones could not sanction Jim Carrey’s buffoonery on Batman Forever.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
  • But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of buffoonery
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