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jocund

[jok-uhnd, joh-kuhnd] / ˈdʒɒk ənd, ˈdʒoʊ kənd /


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The design eschews signaling traditional utility in favor of a jocund modernism—call it orbital chic.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

That was just one role Mr. Train played — the jocund hobbyist who ambled into bookish success.

From New York Times Sep. 21, 2022

The rest of the poem is about what “a jocund company” they make.

From Washington Post Jun. 11, 2020

That last part is a bit of cheek for effect, deleted quickly by a green cursor, a taste of the jocund energy that informs this six-part limited series.

From Salon Jan. 12, 2019

And in that realm is there no joy Of comrades and the jocund sense?

From Poems by Macy, Arthur




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