Complete Definition of "jocund"

English
Etymology
L., jucundus, pleasant, agreeable, from juvare, to delight

Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/�d��k�nd, SAMPA|/"dZQk@nd/ or IPA|/�d���k�nd/, SAMPA|/"dZ@Uk@nd/
(US): AHD|jäkʹ�nd, IPA|/�d���k�nd, SAMPA|/"dZA:k@nd/ or AHD|j�ʹk�nd, IPA|/�d�o�k�nd/, SAMPA|/"dZoUk@nd/

Adjective
jocund

  1. 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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