jocundity
Example Sentences
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She carried a delightful jocundity wherever she went.
From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Raleigh, Henry
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
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 Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
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)
