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Jocular: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Jocular adjective. Fond of joking, or said in a playful, joking way.
How to say it
JOK-yoo-luh/ˈdʒɒkjʊlə/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (JOK).
Jocular in a sentence
His jocular tone hid how worried he really was.
The emails were jocular at first but got shorter as the deadline approached.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- jokey
- playful
- jovial
- waggish
Opposite:
- serious
- solemn
Where jocular comes from
From Latin jocularis, from joculus, a little joke.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The emails were _____ at first but got shorter as the deadline approached.
- jocular
- deadpan
- mordant
Show the answer
jocular: The emails were jocular at first but got shorter as the deadline approached.