Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jocose

/d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: jo-cose
IPA: /d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

given to jesting; habitually jolly

Formal

adj

playful or humorous; characterized by joking

Formal

Example Sentences

"Adde to this diſsipated and diſtracted ſtate of Miniſters, their private diſtreſſes and poverties, together with the publick neglect and indifferency of people toward them; who can wonder if they look pitifully one on another, which no jocoſe or juvenile drolings can relieve?"
"Jocose flesh-eaters take a malicious delight in pointing out and enumerating to Vegetarians the many animal substances now in common use, and in taunting them with inconsistency in using them."
"The American people, / With grins jocose, / Always survive the fatal dose."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: iocōsus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/
British English: /d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

more jocose (comparative) most jocose (superlative)

Derived Forms

jocosely jocoseness jocoserious jocosity unjocose

Frequently Paired Words

jocular jocund

Synonyms

jesting jocular joking

Rhymes With

those shows goes knows rose suppose chose nose grows flows pose throws

Questions

How do you pronounce jocose?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/.
What does jocose mean?: given to jesting; habitually jolly
Where does jocose come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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