jocund

[jok-uhnd, joh-kuhnd]

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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

Related formsjoc·und·ly, adverbqua·si-joc·und, adjectivequa·si-joc·und·ly, adverbun·joc·und, adjective

Can be confusedjocose jocular jocund jovial (see synonym study at jovial)

Synonyms for jocund

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joyous, joyful, blithesome, jolly. See jovial.

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Related Words for jocund

blithe, elated, jocose, jocular, jolly, lighthearted, sprightly

Examples from the Web for jocund

Historical Examples of jocund

There was something half painful in their jocund gayety and archness.
Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885
Various
Her jocund laugh and merry voice, indeed, first attracted my attention.
Jack Hinton
Charles James Lever
And he was as jocund a bridegroom as ever put a ring upon a lady's finger.
Kept in the Dark
Anthony Trollope
As for my children, they, jocund in youth, delight in present existence.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck
Baron Trenck
I could listen 'till "Jocund day stood tip-toe on the mountain."
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness
Thomas Frognall Dibdin

British Dictionary definitions for jocund

jocund

adjective

of a humorous temperament; merry

Derived Formsjocundity (dʒəʊˈkʌndɪtɪ) or jocundness, nounjocundly, adverb

Word Origin for jocund

C14: from Late Latin jocundus, from Latin jūcundus pleasant, from juvāre to please

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Word Origin and History for jocund

adj.

late 14c., from Latin iocundus (source of Spanish jocunde, Italian giocondo), variant (influenced by iocus "joke") of Latin iucundus "pleasant," originally "helpful," contraction of *iuvicundus, from iuvare "to please, benefit, help" (see adjutant).