jocular[adjective]Synonyms: humorous, amusing, droll, facetious, funny, joking, jovial, playful, sportive, teasing, waggish
Contrasted words: earnest, grave, serious, sober, solemn
Related Words: jolly,
jovial,
merry,
playful,
sportive,
comic,
comical,
droll,
laughable,
ludicrous [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
joc‧u‧lar /ˈdʒɒkjələ, ˈdʒɒkjʊlə $ ˈdʒɑːkjələr/
adjective formal [
Word Family: noun:
joke,
joker,
jokiness,
jocularity;
adverb:
jokingly,
jokily,
jocularly;
adjective:
jokey,
jocular;
verb:
joke]
[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: jocularis, from jocus; ⇒ joke1]
joking or humorous ⇒
jolly:
He sounded in a jocular mood.—jocularly adverb—jocularity /ˌdʒɒkjəˈlærəti, ˌdʒɒkjʊˈlærəti $ ˌdʒɑː-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲