jocundity

Example Sentences

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But they were now increasing the size of the letters in the advertisements and the jocundity of the pictures,—and the thing might be done.

From The Prime Minister by Trollope, Anthony

By no means undignified, the face presented that combination of slyness and jocundity which we are accustomed to imagine of the canonical jolly-dogs in mediaeval tales. 

From The Hand of Ethelberta by Hardy, Thomas

She carried a delightful jocundity wherever she went.

From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Raleigh, Henry

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

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