(adj) full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth, Syn. merry, mirthful, jolly, jovial, jocund, Example:when hearts were young and gay; a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company; 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