'Jocund' definitions:
Definition of 'jocund'
From: WordNet
adjective
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, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful]
Definition of 'Jocund'
From: GCIDE
- Jocund \Joc"und\, [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr. juvare to help. See Aid.] Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive. [1913 Webster]
- Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Rural sports and jocund strains. --Prior. -- {Joc"und*ly}, adv. -- {Joc"und*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Jocund'
From: GCIDE
- Jocund \Joc"und\, adv. Merrily; cheerfully. --Gray. [1913 Webster]