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cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English jocound < Late Latin jocundus, alteration of Latin jūcundus pleasant, equivalent to ju(vāre) to help, benefit, please, delight + -cundus adj. suffix
1350–1400; Middle English jocound < Late Latin jocundus, alteration of Latin jūcundus pleasant, equivalent to ju(vāre) to help, benefit, please, delight + -cundus adj. suffix
Related forms
joc·und·ly, adverb
qua·si-joc·und, adjective
qua·si-joc·und·ly, adverb
un·joc·und, adjective
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Example Sentences
- He is a rigid temperance man, although he is jocund and whole-souled to a fault.
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jocund
late 14c., from O.Fr. jocond, from L. jocundus, variant (infl. by jocus "joke") of jucundus "pleasant," originally "helpful," contraction of *juvicundus, from juvare "to please, benefit, help" (see adjutant).
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