jocular
pronunciation
How to pronounce jocular in British English:
UK [ˈdʒɒkjələ(r)]
How to pronounce jocular in American English:
US [ˈdʒɑkjələ(r)]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by jokes and good humor
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- Adverb:
- with humor
Word Origin
- jocular
- jocular: see joke
- jocular (adj.)
- 1620s, from Latin iocularis "funny, comic," from ioculus, diminutive of iocus (see joke (n.)). Implies evasion of an issue by a joke.
Example
- 1. Again , the extraordinary linguistic hybrid : the " comfort levels " cheek by jowl with the jocular yet baffling reference to hair .
- 2. They were reinforced in this view by alastair 's jocular banter , his easy resort to mimicry and his habit of taking the monday morning editorial meeting with a gin and tonic in his hand .
- 3. Jocular in public , though no great orator , he seems to have no qualms about letting north koreans gossip about the mystery woman at his side .