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- Dictionaryjocose/dʒə(ʊ)ˈkəʊs/
adjective
- 1. playful or humorous: formal "a jocose allusion"
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humorous or liking to play: His jocose manner was unsuitable for such a solemn occasion. Synonyms. jocular formal. playful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humour & humorous. amusingly. bitingly. blackly. bone dry idiom. bring. coruscating. drily. gag. geddit? GSOH. lightly. mordancy. non-serious. pawky. photobombing. rib.
When you need a word to describe something (or someone) that causes or is intended to cause laughter, you might pick jocose or a synonym such as humorous, witty, facetious, or jocular. Of those terms, humorous is the most generic and can be applied to anything that provokes laughter.
Jocose first came into English in the seventeenth century as a way to describe something that’s characterized by a playful, merry humor. Definitions of jocose. adjective. characterized by jokes and good humor. synonyms: jesting, jocular, joking. comedic, humorous, humourous. full of or characterized by humor.
humorous or liking to play: His jocose manner was unsuitable for such a solemn occasion. Synonyms. jocular formal. playful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humor & humorous. amusingly. bitingly. black humor. blackly. bone dry idiom. coruscating. GSOH. lightly. make a joke of something idiom. many a true word is spoken in jest idiom.
Jocose definition: given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful. See examples of JOCOSE used in a sentence.
given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful. a jocose and amusing manner. SYNONYMS facetious, waggish, witty, funny, droll, comical, sportive, merry.
"jocose" is correct and usable in written English. It means "humorous or joked about," usually in a lighthearted or good-natured way. Example sentence: She had a jocose reply to his suggestion, making everyone in the room laugh.
Define jocose. jocose synonyms, jocose pronunciation, jocose translation, English dictionary definition of jocose. adj. 1. Given to joking; merry. 2. Characterized by joking; humorous. jo·cose′ly adv. jo·cose′ness , jo·cos′i·ty n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
Joking or playful; humorous. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: jesting. joking. jocular. sportive. waggish. merry. playful. humorous. funny. witty. facetious. cheerful. frolicsome. comedic. Origin of Jocose. Latin iocōsus from iocus joke yek- in Indo-European roots.
Definition of jocose adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
