Definition: jocund

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

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" [syn: gay, jolly, jovial,
            merry, mirthful]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

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"und*ly, adv. -- Joc"und*ness, n.
Jocund \Joc"und\, adv.
   Merrily; cheerfully. --Gray.