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jocose

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/
  • US: /d͡ʒoʊˈkoʊs/
  • rhymes with (UK) -əʊs
  • rhymes with (US) -oʊs
  • CMU ARPABET: JH AO2 K OW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

given to jesting; habitually jolly

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

playful or humorous; characterized by joking

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

characterized by jokes and good humor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jesting, jocular, joking

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin iocōsus (“humorous”), from iocus (“jest, joke”).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: весел (vesel) — given to jest
  • Bulgarian: игрив (igriv) — given to jest
  • Finnish: vekkuli — given to jest
  • Georgian: ხუმარა (xumara) — given to jest
  • Georgian: მოხუმარი (moxumari) — given to jest
  • Georgian: ლაღი (laɣi) — given to jest
  • Georgian: მხიარული (mxiaruli) — given to jest
  • German: drollig — given to jest
  • German: launig — given to jest
  • Polish: żartobliwy — given to jest
  • Polish: krotochwilny — given to jest
  • Spanish: jocoso — given to jest
  • Bulgarian: шеговит (šegovit) — characterised by joking
  • Czech: žertovný — characterised by joking
  • Czech: humorný — characterised by joking
  • Georgian: ხუმარა (xumara) — characterised by joking
  • Georgian: მოხუმარი (moxumari) — characterised by joking
  • Georgian: ლაღი (laɣi) — characterised by joking
  • Georgian: მხიარული (mxiaruli) — characterised by joking
  • German: drollig — characterised by joking
  • German: scherzend — characterised by joking
  • Polish: żartobliwy — characterised by joking
  • Polish: krotochwilny — characterised by joking
  • Romanian: glumeţ — characterised by joking
  • Spanish: jocoso — characterised by joking