Jocund \Joc"und\, [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr.
juvare to help. See Aid.]
Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.
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Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. --Shak.
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Rural sports and jocund strains. --Prior.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jocund \Joc"und\, adv.
Merrily; cheerfully. --Gray.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jocund
adj : full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "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" [syn: gay, jolly, jovial,
merry, mirthful]
WordNet (r) 2.0
gay, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
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