different between jocund vs jazzy

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

English

Etymology

jazz +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?æzi/
• Rhymes: -æzi

Adjective

jazzy (comparative jazzier, superlative jazziest)

1. In the style of jazz.
2. Flashy or showy.
3. Lacking focus; jittery or jangly.

Synonyms

• (in the style of jazz):: jazzlike
• (flashy or showy):: flashy, showy, (gaudy): Thesaurus:gaudy
• (lacking focus):: jittery, jangling

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazzy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??.zi/
• Hyphenation: jaz?zy

Adjective

jazzy (comparative jazzyer, superlative jazzyest)

1. jazzy (in the style of jazz)

Inflection

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazzy.

Adjective

jazzy (invariable)

1. (rare) jazzy

Related terms

• jazz