Synonyms: gay, merry, jolly, jovial, jocund, mirthful
Definition: full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Usage: when hearts were young and gay; a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company- Wordsworth; the jolly crowd at the reunion; jolly old Saint Nick; a jovial old gentleman; have a merry Christmas; peals of merry laughter; a mirthful laugh
Similar words: joyous
Definition: full of or characterized by joy
Usage: felt a joyous abandon; joyous laughter