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jocund

adj
/ˈd͡ʒɒkənd/UK/ˈd͡ʒɑkənd/US

Etymology

From Old French jocond, from Latin iūcundus (“pleasant, agreeable”). Doublet of jucund.

  1. derived from jocond

Definitions

  1. Jovial

    Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness.

    • Nights candles are burnt out, and iocond Day / Stands tiptoes on the myſtie mountaine tops.
    • Thou mak'ſt me merry: I am full of pleaſure, / Let vs be iocond. Will you troule the Catch / You taught me but whileare?
    • There was once a widdow faire, young, free, rich, and withall very pleaſant and iocund, that fell in loue with a certaine round and well-ſet ſeruant of a Colledge: […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA