adjective
- given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
adjective
- characterized by humour; merry
1670s, from Latin iocosus “full of jesting, joking,” from iocus “pastime, sport; a jest, joke” (see joke (n.)). Implies ponderous humor. Related: Jocosely; jocoseness.