jocose
adjective
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The Funny Story of Jocose
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. Witty suggests cleverness and a quick mind, while facetious is a word for something that is not meant to be taken seriously. Jocose and jocular both imply a habitual waggishness and a fondness for joking.
Synonyms
- blithe
- blithesome
- festive
- gay
- gleeful
- jocular
- jocund
- jolly
- jovial
- laughing
- merry
- mirthful
- sunny
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Word History
Latin jocosus, from jocus joke
1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1
jocose
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- merry
- jolly
- festive
- jocular
- cheerful
- mirthful
- witty
- jovial
- laughing
- jocund
- lively
- funny
- amused
- humorous
- blithe
- gleeful
- playful
- sunny
- blithesome
- joyful
- amusing
- smiling
- gay
- happy
- joking
- bright
- chuckling
- spirited
- lighthearted
- giggling
- delighted
- jesting
- animated
- facetious
- flippant
- exuberant
- buoyant
- cheery
- lightsome
- joyous
- sprightly
- upbeat
- jaunty
- carefree
- vivacious
- chipper
- exultant
- frolicsome
- jubilant
- peppy
- beaming
- rapturous
- frisky
- gladsome
- perky
- sportive
- ecstatic
- hilarious
- comical
- cavalier
- blissful
- joshing
- easygoing
- tickled
- radiant
- insouciant
- enraptured
- zippy
- euphoric
- optimistic
- bouncing
- sanguine
- comic
- antic
- elated
- exhilarated
- entranced
- thrilled
- uproarious
- farcical
- unconcerned
- riotous
- high
- overjoyed
- ravished
- rosy
- blessed
- hopeful
- sprightful
- sidesplitting
- devil-may-care
- blest
- happy-go-lucky
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- melancholy
- sorrowful
- glum
- disconsolate
- sad
- unhappy
- downcast
- blue
- abject
- aggrieved
- anguished
- depressed
- dispirited
- dejected
- forlorn
- crestfallen
- lugubrious
- despondent
- crying
- downhearted
- disheartened
- doleful
- discontented
- weeping
- heartsick
- mournful
- saddened
- heartbroken
- moody
- wailing
- lachrymose
- brokenhearted
- morose
- dolorous
- plaintive
- sombre
- sobbing
- disgruntled
- low-spirited
- moaning
- saturnine
- gloomy
- somber
- cheerless
- sullen
- joyless
- heavyhearted
- gray
- black
- glum
- dark
- grey
- sorry
- depressing
- woeful
- dreary
- bleak
- dismal
- groaning
- comfortless
- woebegone
- desolate
- miserable
- wretched
- torpid
- dull
- listless
- lethargic
- sluggish
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of jocose are facetious, humorous, jocular, and witty. While all these words mean "provoking or intended to provoke laughter," jocose is somewhat less derogatory than facetious in suggesting habitual waggishness or playfulness.
The words facetious and jocose are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, facetious stresses a desire to produce laughter and may be derogatory in implying dubious or ill-timed attempts at wit or humor.
The meanings of humorous and jocose largely overlap; however, humorous applies broadly to anything that evokes usually genial laughter and may contrast with witty in suggesting whimsicality or eccentricity.
Although the words jocular and jocose have much in common, jocular implies a usually habitual fondness for jesting and joking.
The words witty and jocose can be used in similar contexts, but witty suggests cleverness and quickness of mind.