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jocular
What does jocular mean?
jocular (adjective): humorous, amusing or joking.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use jocular in a sentence?
- He was in a jocular mood all day. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- All we had was a short and jocular conversation. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce jocular?
/ˈdʒɑkjəlɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does jocular come from?
From Latin iocularis, from ioculus (“a little jest”), diminutive of iocus (“a jest”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of jocular?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “jocular”?
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What does “jocular” mean?
unpleasantly cool and humid
Not quite: that's what dank means.
humorous, amusing or joking
Right! That's what “jocular” means.
very large; of vast measure
Not quite: that's what astronomical means.
boldly resisting opposition
Not quite: that's what defiant means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “jocular”?
joking
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innate
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clumsy
Not quite: clumsy means something else.
candid
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