jocular

[ jok-yuh-ler ]

/ ˈdʒɒk yə lər /

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adjective

given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.

Words nearby jocular

jocko, jockstrap, jockteleg, jocose, jocosity, jocular, jocularity, jocund, jocundity, jod-basedow phenomenon, jodhpur

Origin of jocular

1620–30; < Latin joculāris, equivalent to jocul(us) little joke (joc(us) joke + -ulus -ule) + -āris -ar¹

SYNONYMS FOR jocular

See jovial.

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OTHER WORDS FROM jocular

joc·u·lar·ly, adverbo·ver·joc·u·lar, adjectiveo·ver·joc·u·lar·ly, adverbsem·i·joc·u·lar, adjective

sem·i·joc·u·lar·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jocular

jocose jocular jocund jovial (see synonym study at jovial)

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Examples from the Web for jocular

Where Simmons is jocular in a kind of clever fratboy way, Lund is more refined in his language and more robust in his indignation.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football?|Steve Almond|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet she never wanders far from the defining characteristics of her writing: it's all jocular observation of herself or others.
Nora Ephron on Her Life, Loves, and Disappointments|Claire Howorth|November 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I gazed at him in bewilderment; ready to laugh if he meant to be jocular, incredulous of his serious intention.
The Abandoned Farmer|Sydney Herman Preston
Perrott made a jocular remark about the quality of the meat.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell

Argent evidently understood his true character, though he treated him with jocular familiarity.
The Ayrshire Legatees|John Galt
All its lots were sold, and, of course, there was no further need for the services of Jocular Jimson Jones.
The Booming of Acre Hill|John Kendrick Bangs
Some seemed depressed, some jocular, the boys quite careless.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V.|Erskine Childers

British Dictionary definitions for jocular

jocular

/ (ˈdʒɒkjʊlə) /

adjective

characterized by joking and good humour

meant lightly or humorously; facetious

Derived forms of jocular

jocularity (ˌdʒɒkjʊˈlærɪtɪ), nounjocularly, adverb

Word Origin for jocular

C17: from Latin joculāris, from joculus little joke

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jocular

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adjective

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