jocund
adjective
[ ˈdʒɒk(ə)nd ]
• cheerful and light-hearted.
• "a jocund wedding party"
Similar:
cheerful,
happy,
jolly,
merry,
bright,
glad,
sunny,
joyful,
joyous,
light-hearted,
in good spirits,
in high spirits,
sparkling,
bubbly,
exuberant,
ebullient,
cock-a-hoop,
elated,
gleeful,
breezy,
airy,
cheery,
sprightly,
jaunty,
animated,
radiant,
smiling,
grinning,
laughing,
mirthful,
frolicsome,
jovial,
genial,
good-humoured,
happy-go-lucky,
carefree,
unworried,
untroubled,
without a care in the world,
full of the joys of spring,
buoyant,
optimistic,
hopeful,
full of hope,
positive,
content,
contented,
upbeat,
chipper,
chirpy,
peppy,
smiley,
sparky,
zippy,
zingy,
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
full of beans,
full of vim and vigour,
peart,
gay,
gladsome,
blithe,
blithesome,
of good cheer,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin jocundus, variant (influenced by jocus ‘joke’) of jucundus ‘pleasant, agreeable’, from juvare ‘to delight’.
