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jocundity

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joc·und  (jknd, jknd)
adj.
Sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality.
[Middle English, from Old French jocond, from Latin icundus, icundus, from iuvre, to help, delight.]
jo·cundi·ty (j-knd-t) n.
jocund·ly adv.
jocundity
the quality or condition of being merry or cheerful. — jocund, adj.
See also: Attitudes, Happiness
the quality or condition of being merry or cheerful. — jocund, adj.
See also: Laughter
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Noun1.jocundity - a feeling facetious merriment
jocularity
gaiety, merriment - a gay feeling
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Joy," Ficino there defined, "is that jocundity that one derives from contemplation or from some other use of the virtues.
Gracious Laughter: Marsilio Ficino's Anthropology by O'Rourke Boyle, Marjorie / Renaissance Quarterly
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