jocund
[adjective]
Synonyms: merry, blithe, blithesome, festive, gay, gleeful, jolly, jovial, lighthearted, mirthful

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Contrasted words: dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sullen, grave, sedate, serious, solemn, somber, staid
Related Words: mischievous, playful, sportive

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jocund adjective

1. cheerful
   Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin jocundus, variant (influenced by jocus ‘joke’) of jucundus ‘pleasant, agreeable’, from juvare ‘to delight’.

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