JOCUND

[jo.cund] adj [ME, fr. LL jocundus, alter. of L jucundus, fr. juvare to help] (14c): marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness "a poet could not but be gay, in such a ~ company --William Wordsworth" syn see merry -- jo.cun.di.ty n -- jo.cund.ly adv