jo·cund
Pronunciation: 'jä-k&nd also 'jO-(")k&nd
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin jocundus, alteration of Latin jucundus, from juvare to help
: marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness <a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company -- William Wordsworth>
synonym see MERRY
- jo·cun·di·ty /jO-'k&n-d&-tE, jä-/ noun
- jo·cund·ly /'jä-k&nd-lE, 'jO-(")/ adverb
HAS to be related to jocular...
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