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jocundest

jocundest is the superlative form of jocund.

Meaning of jocund

Adjective

jocund (comparative more jocund, superlative most jocund)

  1. Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness.
    • Nights candles are burnt out, and iocond Day / Stands tiptoes on the myſtie mountaine tops.c. 1591–1595 (date written), [William Shakespeare], […] Romeo and Juliet. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Iohn Danter, published 1597, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]

Questions about jocundest

What is jocundest the superlative form of?
Jocundest is the superlative form of jocund.

Words near jocundest in the dictionary

  1. joculatrices
  2. joculatrix
  3. joculous
  4. jocuma
  5. jocund
  6. jocundest
  7. jocundities
  8. jocundity
  9. jocundly
  10. jocundness
  11. jocundry

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