jocundly
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jocundly — jocund ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ cheerful and light hearted. DERIVATIVES jocundity noun (pl. jocundities) jocundly adverb. ORIGIN Latin jocundus, from jucundus pleasant, agreeable … English terms dictionary
Jocundly — Jocund Joc und, [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr. juvare to help. See {Aid}.] Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive. [1913 Webster] Night s candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jocundly — adverb see jocund … New Collegiate Dictionary
jocundly — adverb in a jocund manner … Wiktionary
jocundly — adv. happily, cheerfully, joyfully … English contemporary dictionary
jocundly — joc·und·ly … English syllables
jocundly — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from jocund + ly : in a jocund manner … Useful english dictionary
jocund — jocundly, adv. /jok euhnd, joh keuhnd/, adj. cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group. [1350 1400; ME jocound < LL jocundus, alter. of L jucundus pleasant, equiv. to ju(vare) to help, benefit, please, delight + cundus adj.… … Universalium
jocund — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin jocundus, alteration of Latin jucundus, from juvare to help Date: 14th century marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness < a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Romodanovsky — (Russian: Ромодановские ) was a Rurikid princely family descending from sovereign rulers of Starodub on the Klyazma. Their progenitor was Prince Vasily Fyodorovich Starodubsky (Василий Фёдорович Стародубский) who changed his name to Romodanovsky… … Wikipedia
