different between ridiculous vs jocose

English

Alternative forms

• rediculous (archaic, eye dialect, or misspelling)
• radiculous (rare, obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin r?diculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); see ridicule.

Pronunciation

• (Canada, UK, US) IPA^(key): /???d?kj?l?s/, /?i??d?kj?l?s/
• (Wales) IPA^(key): /???d?kl?s/
• Rhymes: -?kj?l?s

Adjective

ridiculous (comparative more ridiculous, superlative most ridiculous)

1. Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

   Synonyms: silly, willy nilly, frivolous, goofy, funny, humorous, absurd, odd, surreal, unreasonable; see also Thesaurus:absurd

   Antonyms: straightforward, serious, somber, solemn

2. Astonishing; unbelievable.

Derived terms

• ridic
• ridiculousness

Related terms

• deride
• derision
• ridicule
• ridiculable
• ridiculosity
• ridiculously

Translations

Further reading

• ridiculous at OneLook Dictionary Search
• ridiculous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ridiculous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Latin ioc?sus (“humorous”), from iocus (“jest, joke”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d???k??s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d???ko?s/, /d?o??ko?s/

Adjective

jocose (comparative more jocose, superlative most jocose)

1. given to jesting; habitually jolly
   • 1941, Ogden Nash, "Look What You Did, Christopher!", in The Face Is Familiar, Garden City Publishing Company, page 223.

     The American people, / With grins jocose, / Always survive the fatal dose.

2. playful; characterized by joking

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:witty

Derived terms

• jocosely
• jocoseness
• jocoserious
• jocosity

Related terms

• jocular
• jocund

Translations

Latin

Adjective

joc?se

1. vocative masculine singular of joc?sus

References

• jocose in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• jocose in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette