August 5, 2011

Word of the Day: Jocund

Jocund \JOCK-uhnd; JOH-kuhnd\ adjective

1. Full of or expressing high-spirited merriment; light-hearted; mirthful.

Origin: Jocund is from Old French jocond, from Latin jucundus, "pleasant, agreeable, delightful," from juvare, "to please, to delight."

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