Meaning

1 senses
  1. Humorous, amusing or joking.

    He was in a jocular mood all day.

    All we had was a short and jocular conversation.

    scherzhaft, spaßig, witzig

    шутли́выйšutlívyj, шу́точныйšútočnyj

    жартівли́вийžartivlývyj

More definitions
  • characterized by jokes and good humor

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The resemblance was noted by a jocular English visitor.

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  2. She sounded as if she were in a jocular mood.

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  3. He's in a jocular mood.

    ruУ него шутливое настроение.

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  4. Tom was in a very jocular mood after being given a raise by his boss.

    ruТом был в очень весёлом настроении после того, как босс повысил ему зарплату.

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  5. The phrase "I feel personally attacked" is used as a jocular reply to relatable content.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
humorous, amusing, joking:
Русский
By meaning 1
humorous, amusing, joking:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
humorous, amusing, joking:

Origin

From Latin iocularis, from ioculus (“a little jest”), diminutive of iocus (“a jest”).

From Latin iocularis, from ioculus (“a little jest”), diminutive of iocus (“a jest”).

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Forms

more jocular, most jocular
Comparativemore jocular Lesson
Superlativemost jocular Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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