jocund
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French jocond, from Latin iūcundus (“pleasant, agreeable”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒɒkənd/, X-SAMPA: /"dZQk@nd/ or IPA: /ˈdʒəʊkənd/, X-SAMPA: /"dZ@Uk@nd/
- (US) enPR: jäkʹənd, IPA: /ˈdʒɑːkənd/, X-SAMPA: /"dZA:k@nd/ or enPR: jōʹkənd, IPA: /ˈdʒoʊkənd/, X-SAMPA: /"dZoUk@nd/
Adjective[edit]
jocund (comparative more jocund, superlative most jocund)
- jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits : exhibiting happiness
- (Can we date this quote?), Thomas Shelton, translator, Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes
- There was once a widow, fair, young, free, rich, and withal very pleasant and jocund, that fell in love with a certain round and well-set servant of a college.
- (Can we date this quote?), William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
- Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day / stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.
- (Can we date this quote?) William Wordsworth
- a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
- (Can we date this quote?), Thomas Shelton, translator, Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes