Jocund

jocund
    adj 1: 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}, {jocund},
           {jolly}, {jovial}, {merry}, {mirthful}]
    

Jocund \Joc"und\, [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr.
   juvare to help. See {Aid}.]
   Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.
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         Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
         Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. --Shak.
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         Rural sports and jocund strains.         --Prior.
   -- {Joc"und*ly}, adv. -- {Joc"und*ness}, n.
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Jocund \Joc"und\, adv.
   Merrily; cheerfully. --Gray.
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