Definition of jocose Jocose

jo•cose

We found 7 definitions of jocose from 6 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

jocose - characterized by jokes and good humor
  jesting, jocular, joking
  humorous, humourous full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • jocose (a.)
    Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • jocose
    Playful and characterized by jokes.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • jocose
    jo-kōs′, adj. full of jokes: humorous: merry.—adv. Jocose′ly.—ns. Jocose′ness, Jocos′ity, the quality of being jocose.—adj. Joco-sē′rious, half in jest, half in earnest. [L. jocosusjocus, a joke.]

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  • jocose, adjective.

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