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   jocund

   /ˈdʒɒk(ʌ)nd/

   adjective

   • 1. cheerful and light-hearted: formal "a jocund wedding party"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin jocundus, variant (influenced by jocus ‘joke’) of jucundus ‘pleasant, agreeable’, from juvare ‘to delight’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. jocundity noun
   • 2. jocundly adverb

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   The meaning of JOCUND is marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness. How to use jocund in a sentence. The Tricky Etymology of Jocund Synonym Discussion of Jocund.

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   jocund. adjective. literary uk / ˈdʒɒk.ənd / us / ˈdʒɑː.kənd / Add to word list. in a happy mood. Synonyms. jovial. merry. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling pleasure and happiness. (as) pleased as Punch idiom. ASMR. be dancing in the streets idiom. be floating on air idiom. be full of the joys of spring idiom. cheery. chipper.

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   You know that teacher who always has a goofy smile on his face and a bad pun for the kids? He's got a jocund personality, meaning he's merry and cheerful. The word jocund came from the influence of two Latin words, jocundus, which means pleasant, and jocus, which is just what it sounds like: a joke. Usually the word is used to describe people ...

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   Jocund definition: cheerful; merry; blithe; glad. See examples of JOCUND used in a sentence.

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   take delight in something/doing something. See more results » (Definition of jocund from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of jocund. jocund. Their father and uncle joined them, and the jocund hours passed so swiftly, that the dusk stole upon them unawares. From Project Gutenberg.

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   noun. jocundly (ˈjocundly) adverb. Word origin. C14: from Late Latin jocundus, from Latin jūcundus pleasant, from juvāre to please. COBUILD frequency band. jocund in American English. (ˈdʒɑkənd; ˈdʒoʊkənd) adjective. cheerful; genial. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   Define jocund. jocund synonyms, jocund pronunciation, jocund translation, English dictionary definition of jocund. adj. Sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality. jo·cun′di·ty n. joc′und·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...