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felicific
[ fee-luh-sif-ik ]
adjective
- causing or tending to cause happiness.
felicific
/ ˌfiːlɪˈsɪfɪk /
adjective
- making or tending to make happy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of felicific1
First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin fēlīci- (stem of fēlīx ) “fruitful, happy, lucky” + -fic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of felicific1
C19: from Latin fēlix happy + facere to make
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Example Sentences
It is the economic equivalent of the 'utility' of Bentham's 'felicific calculus.'
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We are bound to apply our 'felicific calculus' with absolute impartiality.
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The 'felicific calculus' is enough to show the inadequacy of his method.
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