† jocantadj.

Forms: Middle English iocande, Middle English–1500s iocaunt(e, 1500s–1600s iocant.

Etymology: In form jocant , apparently < Latin jocānt-em , present participle of jocārī (rarely jocāre ) to jest, joke; but, in form jocande , probably a corruption of joconde , jocund adj.

Obsolete.

Mirthful, merry, jocund.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective]

blitheOE

merryOE

golikc1175

lustya1225

playfulc1225

jollyc1305

merrya1350

jocund?c1380

galliardc1386

in (also on) a (merry, etc.) pinc1395

mirthfula1400

baudec1400

gayc1400

jovy1426

jocantc1440

crank1499

envoisiesa1500

as merry as a cricket1509

pleasant1530

frolic?1548

jolious1575

gleeful1586

buxom1590

gleesome1590

festival1592

laughter-loving1592

disposed1593

jucund1596

heartsomec1600

jovial1607

jovialist1610

laughsome1612

jocundary1618

gaysome1633

chirpinga1637

jovialissime1652

airy1654

festivous1654

hilarous1659

spleneticala1661

cocket1671

cranny1673

high1695

vogie1715

raffing?1719

festal1724

as merry (or lively) as a grig1728

hearty1755

tittuping1772

festive1774

fun-loving1776

mirthsome1787

Falstaffian1809

cranky1811

laughful1825

as lively as a cricket1832

hurrah1835

hilarious1838

Bacchic1865

laughterful1874

griggish1879

banzai1929

slap-you-on-the-back1932

c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Harl.) xxxi. 116 When the knyght harde this, he was iocaunt & murye.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxxxvi. f. cix^v Iocande and mery tydynges out of Englande.

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 311/2 The Monkes [of Canterbury] on the otherside were as brag and iocant.

1628 J. Rous Diary (1856) 28 The duke..was very jocant and well pleased.

1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 87 And as they sung and play'd, the jocant orbs danc't round.

Derivatives

† ˈjocantry n. [compare pleasantry] Obsolete mirth, merriment.

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun]

dreamOE

man-dreamOE

gleea1200

galec1200

bauderyc1386

oliprancec1390

cheera1393

gaynessc1400

disportc1405

joyousitiea1450

festivitya1500

lakea1500

gaiety1573

merriment1574

jucundity1575

galliardise?1577

jouissance1579

merrymake1579

jolliment1590

mirth1591

jollyhead1596

spleen1598

jocantry16..

geniality1609

jovialty1621

jocundry1637

gaietry1650

sport1671

fun1726

galliardism1745

gig1777

merrymaking1779

hilarity1834

rollick1852

16.. H. More Such Jocantry..is but like the dancing of men and women in an unswept room.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity ii. 1. xv Two notorious Specimens of that Jocantry and Festivity, as I may so speak, that is sometimes observable in Divine Providence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	jocant
释义	† jocantadj. Forms: Middle English iocande, Middle English–1500s iocaunt(e, 1500s–1600s iocant. Etymology: In form jocant , apparently < Latin jocānt-em , present participle of jocārī (rarely jocāre ) to jest, joke; but, in form jocande , probably a corruption of joconde , jocund adj. Obsolete. Mirthful, merry, jocund. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective] blitheOE merryOE golikc1175 lustya1225 playfulc1225 jollyc1305 merrya1350 jocund?c1380 galliardc1386 in (also on) a (merry, etc.) pinc1395 mirthfula1400 baudec1400 gayc1400 jovy1426 jocantc1440 crank1499 envoisiesa1500 as merry as a cricket1509 pleasant1530 frolic?1548 jolious1575 gleeful1586 buxom1590 gleesome1590 festival1592 laughter-loving1592 disposed1593 jucund1596 heartsomec1600 jovial1607 jovialist1610 laughsome1612 jocundary1618 gaysome1633 chirpinga1637 jovialissime1652 airy1654 festivous1654 hilarous1659 spleneticala1661 cocket1671 cranny1673 high1695 vogie1715 raffing?1719 festal1724 as merry (or lively) as a grig1728 hearty1755 tittuping1772 festive1774 fun-loving1776 mirthsome1787 Falstaffian1809 cranky1811 laughful1825 as lively as a cricket1832 hurrah1835 hilarious1838 Bacchic1865 laughterful1874 griggish1879 banzai1929 slap-you-on-the-back1932 c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Harl.) xxxi. 116 When the knyght harde this, he was iocaunt & murye. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxxxvi. f. cix^v Iocande and mery tydynges out of Englande. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 311/2 The Monkes [of Canterbury] on the otherside were as brag and iocant. 1628 J. Rous Diary (1856) 28 The duke..was very jocant and well pleased. 1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 87 And as they sung and play'd, the jocant orbs danc't round. Derivatives † ˈjocantry n. [compare pleasantry] Obsolete mirth, merriment. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [noun] dreamOE man-dreamOE gleea1200 galec1200 bauderyc1386 oliprancec1390 cheera1393 gaynessc1400 disportc1405 joyousitiea1450 festivitya1500 lakea1500 gaiety1573 merriment1574 jucundity1575 galliardise?1577 jouissance1579 merrymake1579 jolliment1590 mirth1591 jollyhead1596 spleen1598 jocantry16.. geniality1609 jovialty1621 jocundry1637 gaietry1650 sport1671 fun1726 galliardism1745 gig1777 merrymaking1779 hilarity1834 rollick1852 16.. H. More Such Jocantry..is but like the dancing of men and women in an unswept room. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity ii. 1. xv Two notorious Specimens of that Jocantry and Festivity, as I may so speak, that is sometimes observable in Divine Providence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.c1440
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