jocose
41jesting — adjective characterized by jokes and good humor • Syn: ↑jocose, ↑jocular, ↑joking • Similar to: ↑humorous, ↑humourous • Derivationally related forms: ↑joke ( …
42jocosity — noun 1. fun characterized by humor • Syn: ↑jocularity • Derivationally related forms: ↑jocular (for: ↑jocularity), ↑jocose • Hypernyms: ↑fun, ↑ …
43joking — adjective characterized by jokes and good humor • Syn: ↑jesting, ↑jocose, ↑jocular • Similar to: ↑humorous, ↑humourous • Derivationally related forms: ↑joke ( …
44Jean Crapaud — is a jocose name given to a Frenchman. It is intended as a national personification of the French people as a whole in much the same sense as John Bull is to the English. It is sometimes used as a literary device to refer to a typical Frenchman,… …
45jocosity — /joh kos i tee, jeuh /, n., pl. jocosities. 1. the state or quality of being jocose. 2. joking or jesting. 3. a joke or jest. [1640 50; JOCOSE + ITY] * * * …
46jocosity — noun a) The state of being jocose. b) A jocose utterance …
47facetious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. whimsical, joking, tongue in cheek; ironic[al], sarcastic, satirical, derisive. See wit, ridicule.Ant., serious. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. jocular, jocose, humorous, funny, flippant, waggish,… …
48funny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. amusing, droll, comic; absurd, laughable, mirth provoking, ludicrous; informal, strange, odd; ( pl.) comics. See wit, absurdity. Ant., unfunny. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Stirring to laughter] Syn.… …
49jocular — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. joking, waggish, tongue in cheek, jokey; see facetious , funny 1 . See Synonym Study at witty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. joking, humorous, funny, jesting, playful, comical, fun, prankish, droll, jocose,… …
50Cheerfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Cheerfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cheerfulness cheerfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 geniality geniality gayety l allegro cheer good humor spirits Sgm: N 1 high spirits high spirits animal spirits …
