Friday, December 18, 2009

English vocabularly word of the week. Jocular




Shit I need the word of the week. How about jocular? just sprang into my head fully formed. Like Athena out of Zeus, I think is that right? Help me with my Greek Mythology everyone........Love to do this rambling high like this. It is fun. I love Tom Ford. I can't wait to see his film. I heard only a snippet of an interview with him on Terry Gross/Fresh Air. I want my own 5 questions segment with him. Ask him about his velvet jacket . The objectification of men along the lines of women's objectification. Ask him a bout Yves Saint Laurent, Sophie Dahl and her skin and her being a plus size model, and all the other stuff I know about him. Full frontal for men. He says he posed nude for an ad or a fashion shoot. I don't know if that is what the image is here, the one man looks like he could be Tom.

Anyway this nude male photo was labeled Tom Ford. The photo you are looking at. Yes, I just checked and the man on the left is indeed the very handsome and sexy Tom Ford. And he does indeed look quite jocular in this advertisement.

Main Entry: joc·u·lar
Pronunciation: \ˈjä-kyə-lər\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin jocularis, from joculus, diminutive of jocus
Date: 1626
1 : given to jesting : habitually jolly or jocund
2 : characterized by jesting : playful
synonyms see witty
— joc·u·lar·i·ty \ˌjä-kyə-ˈler-ə-tē, -ˈla-rə-\ noun
— joc·u·lar·ly \ˈjä-kyə-lər-lē\ adverb
Main Entry: jo·cund
Pronunciation: \ˈjä-kənd also ˈjō-(ˌ)kənd\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin jocundus, alteration of Latin jucundus, from juvare to help
Date: 14th century
: marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
synonyms see merry
— jo·cun·di·ty \jō-ˈkən-də-tē, jä-\ noun
— jo·cund·ly \ˈjä-kənd-lē, ˈjō-(ˌ)\ adverb


Main Entry: jo·cund
Pronunciation: \ˈjä-kənd also ˈjō-(ˌ)kənd\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin jocundus, alteration of Latin jucundus, from juvare to help
Date: 14th century
: marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness

synonyms see merry
— jo·cun·di·ty \jō-ˈkən-də-tē, jä-\ noun
— jo·cund·ly \ˈjä-kənd-lē, ˈjō-(ˌ)\ adverb