[ adj ] full of or showing high-spirited merriment <adj.all> when hearts were young and gaya poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company 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
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.