jocund

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin, jucundus, pleasant, agreeable, from juvare, to delight

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒɒkənd, SAMPA: /"dZQk@nd/ or IPA: /ˈdʒəʊkənd/, SAMPA: /"dZ@Uk@nd/
• (US) enPR: jäkʹənd, IPA: /ˈdʒɑːkənd, SAMPA: /"dZA:k@nd/ or enPR: jōʹkənd, IPA: /ˈdʒoʊkənd/, SAMPA: /"dZoUk@nd/

[edit] Adjective

jocund

1. jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits : exhibiting happiness

   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. — Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes (translated by Thomas Shelton)

   a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company — William Wordsworth

   Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day / stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. — Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare