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jocund

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈd͡ʒɒkənd/
  • UK: /ˈd͡ʒəʊkənd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: jäkʹənd
  • US: jōʹkənd
  • US: /ˈd͡ʒɑkənd/
  • US: /ˈd͡ʒoʊkənd/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

full of or showing high-spirited merriment- Wordsworth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • when hearts were young and gay
  • a 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gay, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old French jocond, from Latin iūcundus (“pleasant, agreeable”). Doublet of jucund.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: весел (vesel) — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Bulgarian: радостен (radosten) — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Catalan: jocund — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • French: enjoué — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • French: gai — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • French: jovial — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Georgian: მხიარული (mxiaruli) — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Georgian: საამო (saamo) — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Georgian: გაცოცხლებული (gacocxlebuli) — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • German: heiter — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Italian: giocondo — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Polish: radosny — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Polish: wesoły — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Portuguese: jocundo — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Russian: весёлый (vesjólyj) — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits
  • Spanish: jocundo — jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits