jesting, jocose, jocular, joking
(adjective) characterized by jokes and good humor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jocose (comparative more jocose, superlative most jocose)
given to jesting; habitually jolly
playful; characterized by joking
• See also witty
Source: Wiktionary
Jo*cose", a. Etym: [L jocosus, fr. jocus joke. See Joke.]
Definition: Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous. To quit their austerity and be jocose and pleasant with an adversary. Shaftesbury. All . . . jocose or comical airs should be excluded. I. Watts.
Syn.
– Jocular; facetious; witty; merry; pleasant; waggish; sportive; funny; comical.
– Jo*cose"ly, adv.
– Jo*cose"ness, n. Spondanus imagines that Ulysses may possibly speak jocosely, but in truth Ulysses never behaves with levity. Broome. He must beware lest his letter should contain anything like jocoseness; since jesting is incompatible with a holy and serious life. Buckle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
