Jocular

Adjective

 * 1)  humorous, amusing or joking
 * 2) playful; jesting.

Adverbs for Jocular
immensely; always; habitually; entertainingly; genially; amiably; charmingly; divertingly; dependably; heartily;  wholesomely; good-naturedly; characteristically; amusingly; agreeably; waggishly; broadly; banteringly; comically; drolly; dryly; whimsically; facetiously; merrily; pleasantly.

Thesaurus
comic, comical, droll, facetious, frivolous, funny, gleeful, hilarious, humorous, humorsome, jesting, jocose, jocund, joking, joky, jolly, joshing, jovial, joyful, joyous, keen, keen-witted, laughable, laughter-loving, ludicrous, merry, mirth-loving, mirthful, mordant, nimble-witted, playful, pointed, pungent, quick-witted, rapier-like, rejoicing, risible, salt, salty, scintillating, sharp, smart, sparkling, sportive, sprightly, whimsical, witty, Attic, biting, brilliant, buxom, clever,

Etymology
From iocularis: < ioculus:, diminutive of iocus:.

Synonyms

 * dismissive, jokey, unemotional, silly; see also Thesaurus:witty

Antonyms

 * heartfelt, serious, sincere

Derived terms

 * jocularly
 * jocularity
 * jocularness

Related terms

 * joke

Translations

 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:, ,
 * Hebrew:


 * Japanese: 剽軽（ひょうきん, hyōkin）
 * Polish: żartobliwy
 * Spanish: humorístico