Jocular vs Pleasant - What's the difference?
jocular | pleasant | Related terms |
(formal) Humorous]], amusing or [[joke, joking.
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Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
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Jocular is a related term of pleasant.
As adjectives the difference between jocular and pleasant
is that jocular is (formal) humorous]], amusing or [[joke|joking while pleasant is giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.As a noun pleasant is
(obsolete) a wit; a humorist; a buffoon.jocular
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was in a jocular mood all day.
- All we had was a short and jocular conversation.
- From the tone of the speaker, the last words might be understood to be jocular .
- Sometimes he would notice it, pat it, call it half-mocking, half-jocular names, and so make it caper with extraordinary delight.
- Then papa began to get very tired of Jones, and fidgeted and finally said, with jocular irony, that Jones had better stay all night, they could give him a shake-down.
Synonyms
* (humorous) dismissive, jokey, unemotional, silly; see alsoAntonyms
* (humorous) heartfelt, serious, sincereDerived terms
* jocularly * jocularity * jocularnessExternal links
* * *pleasant
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant' as talking; just to watch was ' pleasant .}}