jocund
[jok-uhnd, joh-kuhnd]
adjective
cheerful; merry; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
Origin of jocund
1350–1400; Middle English jocound < Late Latin jocundus, alteration of Latin jūcundus pleasant, equivalent to ju(vāre) to help, benefit, please, delight + -cundus adj. suffix
Synonyms for jocund
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Historical Examples of jocund
There was something half painful in their jocund gayety and archness.
Her jocund laugh and merry voice, indeed, first attracted my attention.
Jack HintonCharles James Lever
And he was as jocund a bridegroom as ever put a ring upon a lady's finger.
Kept in the DarkAnthony Trollope
As for my children, they, jocund in youth, delight in present existence.
The Life and Adventures of Baron TrenckBaron Trenck
I could listen 'till "Jocund day stood tip-toe on the mountain."
Bibliomania; or Book-MadnessThomas Frognall Dibdin
jocund
adjective
Word Origin for jocund
C14: from Late Latin jocundus, from Latin jūcundus pleasant, from juvāre to please
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