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  • 31jocundities — jocund ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ cheerful and light hearted. DERIVATIVES jocundity noun (pl. jocundities) jocundly adverb. ORIGIN Latin jocundus, from jucundus pleasant, agreeable …

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  • 32jocundity — jocund ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ cheerful and light hearted. DERIVATIVES jocundity noun (pl. jocundities) jocundly adverb. ORIGIN Latin jocundus, from jucundus pleasant, agreeable …

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  • 33jocundly — jocund ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ cheerful and light hearted. DERIVATIVES jocundity noun (pl. jocundities) jocundly adverb. ORIGIN Latin jocundus, from jucundus pleasant, agreeable …

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  • 34merry — merry, blithe, jocund, jovial, jolly mean indicating or showing high spirits or lightheartedness often in play and laughter. Merry implies a gay, cheerful temper or mood and uninhibited enjoyment of frolic, festivity, or fun of any sort {a… …

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  • 35merry — adjective (merrier; est) Etymology: Middle English mery, from Old English myrge, merge; akin to Old High German murg short more at brief Date: before 12th century 1. archaic giving pleasure ; delightful 2. full of gaiety or high spirits ;… …

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  • 36jocundity — /joh kun di tee/, n., pl. jocundities for 2. 1. the state or an instance of being jocund; gaiety. 2. a jocund remark or act. [1375 1425; late ME jocundite; see JOCUND, ITY] * * * …

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  • 37jovial — jovially, adv. jovialness, n. /joh vee euhl/, adj. 1. endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host. 2. (cap.) of or pertaining to the god Jove, or Jupiter. [1580 90; < ML&#8230; …

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  • 38mirthful — adjective 1. arousing or provoking laughter an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls an amusing fellow a comic hat a comical look of surprise funny stories that made everybody laugh a very funny writer it would have been&#8230; …

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  • 39Jocundity — Jo*cun di*ty, n. [L. jocunditas jucunditas. See {Jocund}, and cf. {Jucundity}.] The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 40Iambic trimeter — is a meter consisting of three iambic units per line.In Ancient Greek, iambic trimeter was a quantitative meter in which a line consisted of three iambic metra; and each metron consisted of two iambi. It was found in the spoken verses of tragedy&#8230; …

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