jocular
11jocular — See jolly. See jolly, jocular, jovial …
12jocular — joc|u|lar [ˈdʒɔkjulə US ˈdʒa:kjulər] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: jocularis, from jocus; JOKE1] joking or humorous ▪ He sounded in a jocular mood. >jocularly adv >jocularity [ˌdʒɔkjuˈlærıti US ˌdʒa: ] n [U] …
13jocular — adjective formal joking or humorous: jocular remarks jocularly adverb jocularity noun (U) …
14jocular — adjective my jocular uncle Syn: humorous, funny, witty, comic, comical, amusing, droll, waggish, jokey, hilarious, facetious, tongue in cheek, teasing, playful; lighthearted, jovial, cheerful, cheery, merry; …
15jocular — joc•u•lar [[t]ˈdʒɒk yə lər[/t]] adj. given to or characterized by jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks[/ex] • Etymology: 1620–30; < L joculāris, der. of jocul(us) little joke joc u•lar′i•ty, n. joc′u•lar•ly, adv …
16jocular/jocose/jocund — [adj] funny, playful amusing, blithe, camp, cheerful, comic, comical, crazy, daffy, droll, facetious, flaky*, frolicsome, gay, gleeful, happy, humorous, jesting, jokey, joking, jolly, joshing, jovial, joyous, laughable, lighthearted, lively,… …
17jocular — adjective Etymology: Latin jocularis, from joculus, diminutive of jocus Date: 1626 1. given to jesting ; habitually jolly or jocund 2. characterized by jesting ; playful Synonyms: see witty • jocularity noun • jocular …
18jocular — Synonyms and related words: Attic, biting, brilliant, buxom, clever, comic, comical, droll, facetious, frivolous, funny, gleeful, hilarious, humorous, humorsome, jesting, jocose, jocund, joking, joky, jolly, joshing, jovial, joyful, joyous, keen …
19jocular — 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,… …
20jocular — joc|u|lar [ dʒakjələr ] adjective FORMAL humorous ╾ joc|u|lar|i|ty [ ,dʒakjə lerəti ] noun uncount ╾ joc|u|lar|ly adverb …
