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jocose

[joh-kohs, juh-]
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adjective
  1. given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
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Origin of jocose

1665–75; < Latin jocōsus, equivalent to joc(us) joke + -ōsus -ose1
Related formsjo·cose·ly, adverbjo·cose·ness, nounqua·si-jo·cose, adjectivequa·si-jo·cose·ly, adverbun·jo·cose, adjectiveun·jo·cose·ly, adverbun·jo·cose·ness, noun
Can be confusedjocose jocular jocund jovial (see synonym study at jovial)

Synonyms for jocose

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facetious, waggish, witty, funny, droll, comical, sportive, merry. See jovial.
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Related Words for jocose

facetious, frolicsome, funny, humorous, jocular, joking, merry, playful, sportive, waggish, witty

Examples from the Web for jocose

Historical Examples of jocose

  • The rather numerous men of the family were dense and grumpy, or dense and jocose.

    Chance

    Joseph Conrad

  • He was genial and jocose, sunburnt and romantically allusive.

    The Tragic Muse

    Henry James

  • The tone of the proclamation was not as jocose as in the former Chigirin talks.

    War and Peace

    Leo Tolstoy

  • A jocose answer to children when they say they have gotten nothing.

    The Proverbs of Scotland

    Alexander Hislop

  • I have been asked why I employed a pleasant, jocose, and diverting style.

    Classic French Course in English

    William Cleaver Wilkinson

British Dictionary definitions for jocose

jocose

adjective
  1. characterized by humour; merry
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Derived Formsjocosely, adverbjocoseness or jocosity (dʒəˈkɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for jocose

C17: from Latin jocōsus given to jesting, from jocus joke
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Word Origin and History for jocose

adj.

1670s, from Latin iocosus "full of jesting, joking," from iocus "pastime, sport; a jest, joke" (see joke (n.)). Implies ponderous humor. Related: Jocosely; jocoseness.

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