jocular C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdʒɑkjələr/ UK /ˈdʒɒkjʊlə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj fond of joking; humorous or playful His jocular manner put the nervous interviewees at ease. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fond of joking; humorous or... humorousplayfulfacetiousjocosewaggishdrollwitty ↔ Opposites serioussolemngrave Word family Forms jocularity Derived forms jocularlyjocularity Related forms jocosejokejest Etymology AI details From Latin 'iocularis' ('funny, comic'), from 'ioculus' ('little joke'), diminutive of 'iocus' ('joke, jest'). iocularis Latin iocus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # jocular **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒɑkjələr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒɒkjʊlə/ ## Meanings 1. fond of joking; humorous or playful ## Examples - His jocular manner put the nervous interviewees at ease. ## Synonyms - humorous - playful - facetious - jocose - waggish - droll - witty ## Antonyms - serious - solemn - grave ## Derived Forms - jocularly - jocularity ## Related Forms - jocose - joke - jest ## Roots and Affixes - Root: iocularis - Root: iocus ## Etymology From Latin 'iocularis' ('funny, comic'), from 'ioculus' ('little joke'), diminutive of 'iocus' ('joke, jest'). ## AI Etymology Jocular is from Latin 'iocularis' ('funny, comic'), from 'ioculus' ('little joke'), diminutive of 'iocus' ('joke, jest'). Important recorded forms include iocularis (Latin) and iocus (Latin). The current sense covers fond of joking; humorous or playful. The wider family includes derived forms such as jocularly and jocularity and related words such as jocose, joke, and jest. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown