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jocularadjective given to or marked by mature intelligent humormade the jocular observation that the best way to make a small fortune in the wine business is to start off with a large fortune clever, facetious, humorous, smart, witty cerebral, highbrow, highbrowed, intellectualbantering, frivolous, jesting, joking, joshing, teasingantic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hysterical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, rollicking, screaming, sidesplitting, uproariousamusing, diverting, entertainingmischievous, playful, prankishjocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, merry, mirthful, sunnyscintillating, sparklingflip, flippant, pert, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, waggishwhimsical brainless, lowbrow, stupid, witlesscorny, hackney, hackneyed, lamehumorless, unamusing, uncomic, unfunnyearnest, grave, serious, serious-minded, sober, solemn, somber(or sombre)doleful, dolorous, lachrymose, plaintive, sorry, tearful, woeful indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humorthe children at the library were charmed by the jocular storyteller blithe, blithesome, festive, gay, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, merry, mirthful, sunny amused, beaming, chuckling, giggling, smilingbright, buoyant, carefree, cheerful, cheery, chipper, lighthearted, lightsome, upbeatanimated, bouncing, frisky, jaunty, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious, zippyblessed(also blest), blissful, delighted, ecstatic, elated, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant, gladsome, happy, high, joyful, joyous, jubilant, overjoyed, radiant, rapturous, ravished, thrilled, tickledamusing, facetious, flippant, frolicsome, funny, hilarious, jesting, joking, joshing, playful, sportive, wittycavalier, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, unconcernedhopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguineantic, comic, comical, farcical, humorous, riotous, sidesplitting, uproarious abject, aggrieved, anguished, blue, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, disheartened, dispirited, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, glum, heartbroken, heartsick, heavyhearted, low-spirited, melancholy, sad, saddened, sorrowful, unhappycrying, groaning, moaning, sobbing, wailing, weepingdiscontented, disgruntled, moodydoleful, dolorous, joyless, lachrymose, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, sorry, woefulblack, bleak, cheerless, comfortless, dark, depressing, desolate, dismal, dreary, gloomy, glum, gray(also grey), morose, saturnine, somber(or sombre), sullenmiserable, woebegone, wretcheddull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid witty, humorous, facetious, jocular, jocose mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter.witty suggests cleverness and quickness of mind.a witty remark humorous applies broadly to anything that evokes usually genial laughter and may contrast with witty in suggesting whimsicality or eccentricity.humorous anecdotes facetious stresses a desire to produce laughter and may be derogatory in implying dubious or ill-timed attempts at wit or humor.facetious comments jocular implies a usually habitual fondness for jesting and joking.a jocular fellow jocose is somewhat less derogatory than facetious in suggesting habitual waggishness or playfulness.jocose proposals in 1626 |