adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness.

   "Nights candles are burnt out, and iocond Day / Stands tiptoes on the myſtie mountaine tops."

Adjective

1. 1
   full of or showing high-spirited merriment wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

jocularblitheblithesomeboonbuxomconvivial

Example

More examples

"Nights candles are burnt out, and iocond Day / Stands tiptoes on the myſtie mountaine tops."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

high spirits

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