Difference between Jocund and Jolly

What is the difference between Jocund and Jolly?

Jocund as an adjective is jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits : exhibiting happiness while Jolly as an adjective is full of high and merry spirits; jovial.

Jocund

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: jovial, exuberant, lighthearted; merry and in high spirits : exhibiting happiness

Jolly

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Full of high and merry spirits; jovial.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a pleasure trip or excursion

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: very, extremely

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To amuse or divert.

Example sentence: I've known Don since he came to Washington. When he first came to work for George W. Bush, he was a different Don Rumsfeld. He was jolly, full of life, and ready to go to war, but only if we could win.

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