jocundity

Example Sentences

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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)

Lorelei realized before long that this very jocundity of his, since it fed upon constant change and excitement, constituted the gravest menace to their happiness.

From The Auction Block by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

The swaggering jocundity of his manner had all gone.

From VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea by Murray, David Christie

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