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Definitions for Jocose

[1] given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
[2] characterized by humour; merry

Words related to Jocose

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

Words nearby Jocose

jockey for position, jockey shorts, jocko, jockstrap, jockteleg, jocose, jocosity, jocular, jocularity, jocund, jocundity

Origin of Jocose

1665–75; < Latin jocōsus, equivalent to joc(us ) joke + -ōsus -ose1

Words that may be confused with Jocose

jocose, jocular, jocund, jovial, (see, synonym, study, at, jovial)

Other words from Jocose

jo·cose·ly , adverb
jo·cose·ness , noun
qua·si-jo·cose , adjective
qua·si-jo·cose·ly , adverb
un·jo·cose , adjective
un·jo·cose·ly , adverb
un·jo·cose·ness , noun

Word origin for Jocose

C17: from Latin jocōsus given to jesting, from jocus joke

Synonyms for Jocose

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