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jocundry

Syllables: jo·cund·ryUK/d͡ʒəʊ̯ˈkʌnd.rɪ/US/d͡ʒoʊ̯ˈkʌnd.ri/

jocundry noun: jocund action or behaviour; merriment.

Noun

jocundry (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, no plural) Jocund action or behaviour; merriment.
    • yet no perſon upon Earth had a ſweeter Jocundry of mind then ſhe, nor who better pleaſed thoſe unto whom ſhe was freely pleaſed to communicate her ſelfe;1653, Madeleine de Scudéry, translated by F. G., Artamenes: Or Cyrus the Great, volume 2, London: Humphrey Moseley, part VIII, page 110

Forms of jocundry

alternative formjocondrie

Origin of jocundry

From jocund + -ry.

Questions about jocundry

What does jocundry mean?
Jocundry means jocund action or behaviour; merriment.
What part of speech is jocundry?
Jocundry is a noun.
How do you pronounce jocundry?
Jocundry is pronounced /d͡ʒoʊ̯ˈkʌnd.ri/ (US).

Words near jocundry in the dictionary

  1. jocundest
  2. jocundities
  3. jocundity
  4. jocundly
  5. jocundness
  6. jocundry
  7. jod
  8. Jod-Basedow effect
  9. Jod-Basedow phenomenon
  10. Joda-Time
  11. jodave

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