jocular
US
/ˈdʒɑːkjələr/
UK
/ˈdʒɒkjʊlə/
Meaning
Amusing and light-hearted, often showing that someone is joking rather than speaking seriously.
हँसी-मज़ाक करने वाला या हल्के-फुल्के मज़ाक के अंदाज़ में कहा गया; गंभीर नहीं।
Examples
“Ravi made a jocular remark about the long queue, and everyone laughed.”
“Her jocular tone helped everyone relax before the difficult presentation.”
“He spoke jocularly about his cooking skills, though he was proud of the meal.”
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Not natural: He gave a jocularly answer during the meeting.
Better: He gave a jocular answer during the meeting.
Jocular is an adjective and describes a noun; jocularly is an adverb.
Jocular adjective है और noun की विशेषता बताता है; jocularly adverb है।
Not natural: She made a jocular about the delay.
Better: She made a jocular remark about the delay.
Jocular describes a noun, so it needs a noun such as remark or comment.
Jocular किसी noun की विशेषता बताता है, इसलिए इसके बाद remark या comment जैसा noun चाहिए।
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Jocular suggests friendly, light-hearted joking; it does not necessarily mean clever or sharply witty.
Jocular का मतलब दोस्ताना, हल्का-फुल्का मज़ाक है; इसका मतलब यह ज़रूरी नहीं कि मज़ाक बहुत चतुर या तीखा हो।