jocund : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jocund	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for jocund
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jocund adj 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" Synonym(s): gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jocund \Joc"und\, [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr. juvare to help. See {Aid}.] Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive. Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. --Shak. Rural sports and jocund strains. --Prior. -- {Joc"undly}, adv. -- {Joc"undness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jocund \Joc"und\, adv. Merrily; cheerfully. --Gray.