jocund
adjective/ˈdʒɒkənd/, /ˈdʒəʊkənd/
/ˈdʒɑːkənd/, /ˈdʒəʊkənd/
(formal)- cheerfulWord Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin jocundus, variant (influenced by jocus ‘joke’) of jucundus ‘pleasant, agreeable’, from juvare ‘to delight’.
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