Definition of: jocose

(jō·kōs′) adjective
Of the nature of a joke; jocular. [<L jocosus <jocus joke]
—jo·cose′ly adverb
—jo·cose′ness noun Synonyms: droll, facetious, funny, humorous, jocular, merry, sportive, waggish. See HUMOROUS, MERRY, VIVACIOUS. Antonyms: care-worn, cheerless, doleful, dreary, dull, grave, lugubrious, melancholy, miserable, mordant, mournful, rueful, sad, serious, solemn, sorrowful, woeful.