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3 definitions found 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"und*ly}, adv -- {Joc"und*ness}, n. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jocund \Joc"und\, adv Merrily; cheerfully. --Gray. From WordNet r 1.6 [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" [syn: {gay}, {jolly}, {jovial}, {merry}, {mirthful}]
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