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Answer for the clue "A feeling facetious merriment ", 9 letters:
jocundity

Word definitions for jocundity in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a feeling facetious merriment [syn: jocularity ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state of being jocund. 2 (context countable English) A jocund remark; a witticism.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Late Latin iocunditas , from iocundus (see jocund ).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jocundity \Jo*cun"di*ty\, n. [L. jocunditas jucunditas. See Jocund , and cf. Jucundity .] The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness.

Usage examples of jocundity.

During his rare appearances he was cold and businesslike, all trace of his first jocundity gone.