jocular

joc·u·lar

adj \ˈjä-kyə-lər\

Definition of JOCULAR

1

: given to jesting : habitually jolly or jocund

2

: characterized by jesting : playful

— joc·u·lar·i·ty \ˌjä-kyə-ˈler-ə-tē, -ˈla-rə-\ noun

— joc·u·lar·ly \ˈjä-kyə-lər-lē\ adverb

Examples of JOCULAR

1. a jocular man who could make the most serious people smile
2. <made the jocular observation that the best way to make a small fortune in the wine business is to start off with a large fortune>

Origin of JOCULAR

Latin jocularis, from joculus, diminutive of jocus

First Known Use: 1626

Related to JOCULAR

Synonyms: clever, facetious, humorous, witty, smart

Related Words: cerebral, highbrow, highbrowed, intellectual; bantering, frivolous, jesting, joking, joshing, teasing; antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hysterical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, rollicking, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious; amusing, diverting, entertaining; mischievous, playful, prankish; jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, merry, mirthful, sunny; scintillating, sparkling; flip, flippant, pert, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, waggish; whimsical

Near Antonyms: brainless, lowbrow, stupid, witless; corny, hackney, hackneyed, lame; humorless, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny; earnest, grave, serious, serious-minded, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre); doleful, dolorous, lachrymose, plaintive, sorry, tearful, woeful

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Rhymes with JOCULAR

locular, ocular