Jocose
Jocose adjective - Indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor.
Tongue-in-cheek and jocose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tongue-in-cheek" instead an adjective "Jocose".
Tongue-in-cheek
Tongue-in-cheek adjective - Cleverly amusing in tone.
Jocose and tongue-in-cheek are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jocose" instead an adjective phrase "Tongue-in-cheek".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- whimsical and jocose
- whimsical and tongue-in-cheek
- playful and jocose
- playful and tongue-in-cheek
- flippant and jocose
- flippant and tongue-in-cheek
- ironic and jocose
- ironic and tongue-in-cheek
- amusing and jocose
- amusing and tongue-in-cheek
- merry and jocose
- merry and tongue-in-cheek
- sportive and jocose
- sportive and tongue-in-cheek
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Tongue-in-cheek and Jocose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/jocose/tongue-in-cheek
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Tongue-in-cheek or Jocose. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/jocose/tongue-in-cheek.
