English
Etymology
L., jucundus, pleasant, agreeable, from juvare, to delight
Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/ËdÊÉkÉnd, SAMPA|/"dZQk@nd/ or IPA|/ËdÊÉÊkÉnd/, SAMPA|/"dZ@Uk@nd/
(US): AHD|jäkʹÉnd, IPA|/ËdÊÉËkÉnd, SAMPA|/"dZA:k@nd/ or AHD|jÅʹkÉnd, IPA|/ËdÊoÊkÉnd/, SAMPA|/"dZoUk@nd/
Adjective
jocund
- jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
#:There was once a widow, fair, young, free, rich, and withal very pleasant and jocund, that fell in love with a certain round and well-set servant of a college. — Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes (translated by Thomas Shelton)
#:a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company — William Wordsworth
#:Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day / stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. — Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
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