Antonyms for jocund

Grammar : Adj

Spell : jok-uhnd, joh-kuhnd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒk ənd, ˈdʒoʊ kənd

Definition of jocund

Origin : late 14c., from Latin iocundus (source of Spanish jocunde, Italian giocondo), variant (influenced by iocus "joke") of Latin iucundus "pleasant," originally "helpful," contraction of *iuvicundus, from iuvare "to please, benefit, help" (see adjutant).

adj cheerful

Example sentences :

There was something half painful in their jocund gayety and archness.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various

Her jocund laugh and merry voice, indeed, first attracted my attention.
Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever

And he was as jocund a bridegroom as ever put a ring upon a lady's finger.
Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope

As for my children, they, jocund in youth, delight in present existence.
Extract from : « The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck » by Baron Trenck

I could listen 'till "Jocund day stood tip-toe on the mountain."
Extract from : « Bibliomania; or Book-Madness » by Thomas Frognall Dibdin

There was a high and jocund chorus of congratulation and applause.
Extract from : « The Soul Stealer » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

The life was jocund, but sober, for the Moors abstained from wine.
Extract from : « Old Continental Towns » by Walter M. Gallichan

He sighed for the joyous chace, for the jocund hour of return.
Extract from : « The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 2 (of 4) » by Jane Porter

Then, through this hemisphere of jocund quiet, there sounds the "All's well" of the watch.
Extract from : « Mrs. Falchion, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

It was her rle to be jocund and amusing, and no one took her seriously.
Extract from : « Leonore Stubbs » by L. B. Walford

Synonyms for jocund

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