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jocund

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joc⋅und

  [jok-uhnd, joh-kuhnd]
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–adjective
cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME jocound < LL jocundus, alter. of L jūcundus pleasant, equiv. to ju(vāre) to help, benefit, please, delight + -cundus adj. suffix

Related forms:
joc⋅und⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
joyous, joyful, blithesome, jolly. See jovial.
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joc·und   (jŏk'ənd, jō'kənd)   
adj.  Sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality.

[Middle English, from Old French jocond, from Latin iūcundus, iōcundus, from iuvāre, to help, delight.]
jo·cun'di·ty (jō-kŭn'dĭ-tē) n., joc'und·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

jocund 
c.1380, 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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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