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Synonyms for jocund

  • adjective

Most common

jolly gay merry playful

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Adjective

1. Jolly — jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness

jolly, gay, merry, playful, joyous, jovial, mirthful, glad, hilarious, lively, joyful, blithe, gleeful, buxom, jocular, blithesome, light-hearted, cheerful, festive, buoyant, vivacious, convivial

Antonyms

sad, gloomy, melancholy

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness.

Example sentences

  • gay He came out to me as gay when he was 15 years old.
  • jolly He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf.
  • playful The dolphin is an intelligent and playful creature.
  • joyous To Boris's joyous surprise, there was a payphone there.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
jocundsteady
gayrising
jollyrising
playfulrising
joyousrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
gay1
4 letters
glad1
5 letters
merry2, jolly2, buxom2
6 letters
lively2, joyful2, joyous2, jovial3, blithe1
7 letters
festive2, playful2, buoyant2, gleeful2, jocular3
8 letters
cheerful2, mirthful
9 letters
hilarious4, vivacious3, convivial4
10 letters
blithesome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (merry2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
enjoué
Italiano
lieto