Jocund — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɑːkʌnd/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɒkʌnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɒkʌnd/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɑːkʌnd/.

Examples

when hearts were young and gay
a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
the jolly crowd at the reunion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

merry mirthful gay jolly jovial

Parts of Speech

adjective

full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth

“when hearts were young and gay”

Word Forms

jocundity	noun	a feeling facetious merriment
jolly	noun	a happy party
jolliness	noun	feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
jollity	noun	feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
joviality	noun	feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
merriness	noun	the trait of merry joking
mirthfulness	noun	great merriment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fröhlich

voller oder übermütiger Heiterkeit; ; - Wordsworth

🇫🇷French

gai

plein ou montrant une gaieté pleine d'entrain ; ; - Wordsworth

🇪🇸Spanish

jocundo

lleno o mostrando alegría alegre; ; -Wordsworth

🇮🇹Italian

giocondo

pieno o mostrando allegria allegra; ; - Wordsworth

🇳🇱Dutch

vrolijk

vol of blijk gevend van opgewekte vrolijkheid; ; - Woordenwaarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

alegre

cheio ou mostrando alegria espirituosa; ; - Wordsworth

🇷🇺Russian

веселый

полный или показывающий веселое веселье; ; - Вордсворт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रफुल्ल

उच्च-उत्साही उल्लास से भरा हुआ या प्रदर्शित करने वाला; ; - वर्ड्सवर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

জোকুন্ড

full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - ওয়ার্ডসওয়ার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜோகண்ட்

நிரம்பிய அல்லது அதிக உற்சாகமான மகிழ்ச்சியைக் காட்டுதல்; ; - வேர்ட்ஸ்வொர்த்

🇮🇳Telugu

జోకుండ్

పూర్తి లేదా అధిక ఉత్సాహంతో కూడిన ఉల్లాసాన్ని చూపడం; ; - వర్డ్స్‌వర్త్

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોકંડ

ભરપૂર અથવા ઉચ્ચ ઉત્સાહી આનંદ દર્શાવે છે; ; - વર્ડ્સવર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೋಕುಂಡ್

ಪೂರ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದು; ; - ವರ್ಡ್ಸ್‌ವರ್ತ್

🇵🇰Urdu

مذاق

بھرا ہوا یا اعلی جوش و خروش دکھانا؛ ; - Wordsworth

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欢乐的

充满或表现出兴高采烈的欢乐； ; ——华兹华斯

🇯🇵Japanese

ジョカンド

元気いっぱいの、または陽気な楽しさを示している。 ; - ワーズワース

🇰🇷Korean

농담하다

의기양양한 즐거움으로 가득 차거나 보여주는 것; ; - 워즈워스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui tươi

tràn đầy hoặc thể hiện sự vui vẻ cao độ; ; - Wordsworth

🇹🇭Thai

โจคุนด์

เต็มไปด้วยหรือแสดงความสนุกสนานรื่นเริง; ; - เวิร์ดสเวิร์ธ

🇮🇩Indonesian

enak

penuh atau menunjukkan kegembiraan yang tinggi; ; - Kata-kata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.jocund

مليئًا بالبهجة أو يظهرها؛ ; - وردزورث

🇮🇷Persian

جوکوند

پر از شادی یا نشان دادن شادی بالا. ; - وردزورث

🇹🇷Turkish

neşeli

neşeli ve neşeli; ; - Wordsworth

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