jocose

jo·cose (j

-k

)

adj.

1. Given to joking; merry.

2. Characterized by joking; humorous.

[Latin iocsus, from iocus, joke; see yek- in Indo-European roots.]

jo·cosely adv.

jo·coseness, jo·cosi·ty (-k

-t

) n.

jocose [dʒəˈkəʊs]

adj

characterized by humour; merry

[from Latin jocōsus given to jesting, from jocus joke]

jocosely adv

jocoseness , jocosity [dʒəˈkɒsɪtɪ] n

jocose - From Latin jocus, "joke, jest," it means "full of jokes."

See also related terms for jest.

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Adj.

jocose - characterized by jokes and good humor

jesting, jocular, joking

humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

jocose

adjective (Old-fashioned) humorous, funny, pleasant, witty, merry, playful, mischievous, joyous, comical, jesting, teasing, jovial, droll, blithe, facetious, jocular, waggish, sportive His conversation is carefully maintained at a level of jocose pomposity.

Translations

jocose

adj (dated) → scherzend, launig (geh)

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All hands were to be out in the meadows this morning as soon as the dew had risen; the wives and daughters did double work in every farmhouse, that the maids might give their help in tossing the hay; and when Adam was marching along the lanes, with his basket of tools over his shoulder, he caught the sound of jocose talk and ringing laughter from behind the hedges.

Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context

I directed him, with jocose reference to the collision of interests between us, to address his letter: "Tit for Tat, Post-office, West Strand.

No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context

Philip was nervous, but tried to hide the fact by a jocose manner.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

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