jocund
/ˈdʒɒk(ə)nd
/ /ˈdʒəʊk(ə)nd/adjective formal
Cheerful and light-hearted: a jocund wedding party...
- He was always jocund and grinning, while I always just stare in annoyance.
- And I felt that if I was this happy in life, my life would be permanently happy and jocund.
- I remember the advice given by the make-up artist François from Elizabeth Arden: ‘The jocund mouth gives the true chic.’
Derivatives
jocundity
/ /dʒəʊˈkʌndɪti / noun (plural jocundities) ...- Of course, Zwellnox's land was distinguished from the other worlds solely by its complete and utter lack of jocundity.
jocundly
- His line was the jocundly-sentimental Wardour Street brand of adventure, told in a style that exactly met, but never exceeded, every expectation.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin jocundus, variant (influenced by jocus 'joke') of jucundus 'pleasant, agreeable', from juvare 'to delight'.
joke from late 17th century:
Joke seems to have been a slang word at first, but it may well come from Latin jocus ‘jest, wordplay’, found also in jocund (Late Middle English), and juggle (Late Middle English). See also jewel