'jocose' definitions:
Definition of 'jocose'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'jocose'
From: GCIDE
- jocose \jo*cose"\ (j[-o]*k[=o]s"), a. [L jocosus, fr. jocus joke. See Joke.] Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous. [1913 Webster]
- To quit their austerity and be jocose and pleasant with an adversary. --Shaftesbury. [1913 Webster]
- All . . . jocose or comical airs should be excluded. --I. Watts.
- Syn: Jocular; facetious; witty; merry; pleasant; waggish; sportive; funny; comical. -- {jo*cose"ly}, adv. -- {jo*cose"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
- Spondanus imagines that Ulysses may possibly speak jocosely, but in truth Ulysses never behaves with levity. --Broome. [1913 Webster]
- He must beware lest his letter should contain anything like jocoseness; since jesting is incompatible with a holy and serious life. --Buckle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'jocose'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Attic,
- biting,
- blithe,
- brilliant,
- clever,
- comic,
- comical,
- droll,
- facetious,
- funny,
- humorous,
- humorsome,
- jesting,
- jocular,
- jocund,
- joking,
- joky,
- jolly,
- joshing,
- jovial,
- keen,
- keen-witted,
- laughable,
- ludicrous,
- mordant,
- nimble-witted,
- playful,
- pointed,
- pungent,
- quick-witted,
- rapier-like,
- roguish,
- salt,
- salty,
- scintillating,
- sharp,
- smart,
- sparkling,
- sportive,
- sprightly,
- waggish,
- whimsical,
- witty