jocular

«jocular» in Mova's school dictionary: joking, funny and playful in a friendly way — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (jocular); adverb jocularly

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Jocular means joking, funny and playful in a friendly way. tree →

sense in the lessons

Formal word in stories and reports: «a jocular remark», «a jocular uncle». It tells the reader someone is joking, not serious or nasty.

examples

• Grandpa was in a jocular mood at dinner. tree →
• The headteacher made a jocular comment about the rain. tree →
• His jocular manner made everyone relax. tree →
• It was a jocular letter full of puns. tree →
• She answered in a jocular tone. tree →
• The jocular coach always told jokes at practice. tree →

note

Say «JOK-yoo-ler». Formal; everyday words: jokey, playful, funny. Related: joke, jocularity.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jocular» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.