jocund Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite full of or showing high-spirited merriment
    gay; mirthful; jolly; jovial; merry.
    • when hearts were young and gay
    • a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth
    • the jolly crowd at the reunion
    • jolly old Saint Nick
    • a jovial old gentleman
    • have a merry Christmas
    • peals of merry laughter
    • a mirthful laugh

WordNet

Joc"und
Etymology
L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr. juvare to help. See Aid.
Definitions
  1. Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.
    Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. Shak.
    Rural sports and jocund strains. Prior.
    -- Joc"und*ly adv. -- Joc"und*ness, n.
Joc"und adverb
Definitions
  1. Merrily; cheerfully. Gray.

Webster 1913