adj.
Pronunciation: ' jä-k ə nd also ' j ō -( ˌ )k ə nd
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin jocundus, alteration of Latin jucundus, from juvare to help
Date: 14th century
: marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness <a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company ― William Wordsworth>
synonyms see MERRY
– jo · cun · di · ty \ j ō - ' k ə n-d ə -t ē , jä- \ noun
– jo · cund · ly \ ' jä-k ə nd-l ē , ' j ō -( ˌ ) \ adverb