different between elated vs jocund

elated

English

Etymology

Latin elatus (raised).

Pronunciation

Adjective

elated (comparative more elated, superlative most elated)

  1. Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.
    She was elated with her new car.

Synonyms

  • ecstatic
  • euphoric
  • exultant
  • joyful
  • jubilant
  • overjoyed

Antonyms

  • displeased
  • dissatisfied

Derived terms

  • elatedly (adverb)

Related terms

  • elation (noun)

Translations

Verb

elated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of elate

Anagrams

  • delate

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jocund

English

Etymology

From Old French jocond, from Latin i?cundus (pleasant, agreeable).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: jo?cund
  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d??k?nd/, /?d???k?nd/
  • (US) enPR: jäk??nd, j??k?nd, IPA(key): /?d??k?nd/, /?d?o?k?nd/

Adjective

jocund (comparative more jocund, superlative most jocund)

  1. Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness.
    • 1612, Thomas Shelton (translator), Don Quixote (originally by Miguel de Cervantes)
      There was once a widow, fair, young, free, rich, and withal very pleasant and jocund, that fell in love with a certain round and well-set servant of a college.
    • 1807, William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
      a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company

Derived terms

  • jocundity
  • jocundly
  • jocundness

Translations

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