jocular

Questions about jocular

What does jocular mean?

jocular means "characterized by jokes and good humor". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jocular?

jocular has 3 syllables: jo-cu-lar. The stress falls on "jo". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɑkjəlɚ/.

What is another word for jocular?

Close synonyms include jesting, jocose, joking, jocosely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jocular a common word?

jocular is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.