All jocose synonyms
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J j adjective jocose
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- facetious — not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- frolicsome — merrily playful; full of fun.
- funny — funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
- humorous — Archaic. moist; wet.
- jocular — given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
- joking — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- merry — full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit: a merry little man.
- playful — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
- sportive — playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
- waggish — like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers.
- witty — possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.