jocundity

American  

[joh-kuhn-di-tee] / dʒoʊˈkʌn dɪ ti /

noun

plural

jocundities

1. the state or an instance of being jocund; gaiety.

2. a jocund remark or act.

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Etymology

Origin of jocundity

1375–1425; late Middle English jocundite; see jocund, -ity

Example Sentences

Learned and meditative as was Sir Thomas More, a jesting humour, a philosophical jocundity, indulged on important as well as on ordinary occasions, served his wise purpose.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

Mademoiselle, too, seemed affected by the sweetness and jocundity of the early day.

From An Enemy to the King by Stephens, Robert Neilson

However, his spirits were not in their usual flow of jocundity just now, and his lively face was dashed with care.

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

I have seldom witnessed a more amazing cataclysm of jocundity!

From Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea by Moses, Montrose Jonas

I pleased myself with the idea how completely, when I came to the estate, I would renovate all things, and make the old building ring with merriment, till it was astonished at its own jocundity.

From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington