jocund
Americanadjective
adjective
Related Words
See jovial.
Other Word Forms
- jocundity noun
- jocundly adverb
- quasi-jocund adjective
- quasi-jocundly adverb
- unjocund adjective
Etymology
Origin of jocund
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English jocound, from Late Latin jocundus, alteration of Latin jūcundus “pleasant,” equivalent to ju(vāre) “to help, benefit, please, delight” + -cundus adjective suffix
Example Sentences
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The book would have paired Hughes’s fervent poem about the pain of subjugation with Brown’s jocund illustrations of a lion:
From New York Times
That was just one role Mr. Train played — the jocund hobbyist who ambled into bookish success.
From New York Times
The rest of the poem is about what “a jocund company” they make.
From Washington Post
That last part is a bit of cheek for effect, deleted quickly by a green cursor, a taste of the jocund energy that informs this six-part limited series.
From Salon
This jocund pair, who show up in the final scene of Caryl Churchill’s “Vinegar Tom” at Atlantic Stage 2, go on to catalog the many frailties of the so-called fairer sex.
From New York Times
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