jocund
jo·cund
adjective
1.
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”
Origin
From Old French jocond, from Latin iūcundus (“pleasant, agreeable”). Doublet of jucund.
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