jocund

Speech parts

1. jocund - Adjective

3. jocund - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.

Merrily; cheerfully.

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Examples

And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the checkered shade. And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday. John Milton

Ah cannot we As well as cocks and lions jocund be, After such pleasures? John Donne

Waste not your Hour, nor in the vain pursuit Of This and That endeavour and dispute; Better be jocund with the fruitful Grape Than sadden after none, or bitter, Fruit. Omar Khayyám

A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company. William Wordsworth

Love, where did You enter the heart unseen? Lovable Love, joyful Love, unthinkable Love, In Your plenitude You lie far beyond the reach of reason. Love, jocund and joyous, Divine fire, You do not stint Of your endlessly beautiful riches. Jacopone da Todi

Sound, jocund strains; on pipe and viol sound, Young voices sing; Wreathe every door with snow-white voices round, For lo! 't is Spring! Winter has passed with its sad funeral train, And Love revives again. Lewis Morris (poet)

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