Jokiness is the noun: the jokey quality of a person, a remark, or a whole piece of writing.

Jokiness is the noun是名詞：a person一個人、a remark一句話，or a whole piece of writing或一整篇文章 the jokey quality的那種愛開玩笑特質。

You might talk about the jokiness of his speech, or the jokiness of a film that never sits still and is serious.

You might talk about你可能會說 the jokiness of his speech他演講中的jokiness，or the jokiness of a film或一部電影的jokiness that never sits still and is serious那片子動個不停又很認真。

It names the tone that runs through something, not one single joke.

It names它說的是 the tone調性 that runs through something貫穿全篇的東西，not one single joke不是單一一個笑話。

It is not a common word. People more often say humour, jokes, or “he is always joking.” Use jokiness when you want to point at the whole manner — that light, not-serious flavour.

It is not a common word不是常見的字。People more often say大家更常說 humour幽默、jokes笑話，or “he is always joking.”或是「他老是在開玩笑」。Use jokiness使用jokiness when you want to point at the whole manner是要指出整體的那種調調，that light, not-serious flavour也就是那種輕鬆、不正經的味道。

In a kind sentence it is just a description. In a sharp one, jokiness can sound a little unkind, as if the jokes got in the way of something that needed to be straight.

In a kind sentence在善意的句子裡，it is just a description它只是個描述。In a sharp one在尖銳的句子裡，jokiness can sound a little unkindjokiness可能聽起來有點刻薄，as if the jokes got in the way of something that needed to be straight好像那些玩笑擋住了本該正經講的事。

There is no everyday need to learn to say it yourself; you mainly need to recognise it when a writer names that tone.

There is no everyday need to learn to say it yourself平常沒有必要自己學著用這個字；you mainly need to recognise it你主要是要認得它 when a writer names that tone當作者在點出那種調性的時候。