Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

jocundity

[joh-kuhn-di-tee] / dʒoʊˈkʌn dɪ ti /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The swaggering jocundity of his manner had all gone.

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

Cecil had been taking time by the forelock in anticipation of Shaw's descent in the morning and was inclined to jocundity.

From Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds

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 Rex Ellingwood Beach

The first was answered in a tone of bullying jocundity.

From Despair's Last Journey by David Christie Murray

Ornament—strange as the doctrine sounds in a world decivilized—was in the beginning intended to be something jocund; and jocundity was never to be achieved but by postponement, deference, and modesty. 

From Essays by Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell

In spite of such feeble jocundities, Spenser easily gets the goods on the errant pitcher.

From Time Magazine Archive

For Mr. Harold Smith was in earnest, and did not quite relish these jocundities.

From Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com