1. cheerful, lighthearted, or playful in manner or mood
Usage: archaic or literary; related to Latin jocundus

Examples

• The jocunder spirit of the festival lifted everyone's mood.
• She had a jocunder disposition that made her popular among friends.
• His jocunder remarks kept the dinner table laughing throughout the evening.
• The jocunder tone of the poem contrasted sharply with its dark subject matter.
• Despite the rain, the children maintained a jocunder attitude about the cancelled picnic.