The definition of jocund is something or someone cheery and light-hearted.
(adjective)A cheerful and happy birthday party is an example of something that would be described as jocund.
See jocund in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ME < OFr jocond < LL jocundus (altered by assoc. with L jocus, joke) < L jucundus, pleasant < juvare, to help
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adjective
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French jocond
Origin: , from Latin iūcundus, iōcundus
Origin: , from iuvāre, to help, delight
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