- jocundity
-
/joh kun"di tee/, n., pl. jocundities for 2.1. the state or an instance of being jocund; gaiety.2. a jocund remark or act.[1375-1425; late ME jocundite; see JOCUND, -ITY]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
jocundity
Look at other dictionaries:
Jocundity — Jo*cun di*ty, n. [L. jocunditas jucunditas. See {Jocund}, and cf. {Jucundity}.] The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jocundity — index life (vitality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
jocundity — (n.) early 15c., from L.L. iocunditas, from iocundus (see JOCUND (Cf. jocund)) … Etymology dictionary
jocundity — jocund ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ cheerful and light hearted. DERIVATIVES jocundity noun (pl. jocundities) jocundly adverb. ORIGIN Latin jocundus, from jucundus pleasant, agreeable … English terms dictionary
jocundity — noun see jocund … New Collegiate Dictionary
jocundity — noun a) The state of being jocund. b) A jocund remark; a witticism … Wiktionary
jocundity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A state of joyful exuberance: blitheness, blithesomeness, gaiety, glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merriness, mirth,… … English dictionary for students
jocundity — jo·cun·di·ty || dʒəʊ kÊŒndÉ™tɪ n. cheerfulness, jolliness; amusing remark … English contemporary dictionary
jocundity — n. Joyousness, joyfulness, cheerfulness, hilarity, sprightliness, exhilaration, liveliness, vivacity, sportfulness, frolicsomeness, blithesomeness, jocularity, gayety, merriment, mirth, good humor, high spirits, high glee … New dictionary of synonyms
jocundity — n 1. gaiety, cheer, cheerfulness, gladness, gayness, good or high spirits; blitheness, blithe someness, light heartedness, buoyancy, optimism, good nature; joy, sunshine, delight, pleasure, happiness, felicity, bliss; joyfulness, joyousness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
