felicity
[ fi-lis-i-tee ]
/ fɪˈlɪs ɪ ti /
noun, plural fe·lic·i·ties.
the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss: marital felicity.
an instance of this.
a source of happiness.
a skillful faculty: felicity of expression.
an instance or display of this: the many felicities of the poem.
Archaic. good fortune.
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Nearby words
- felicitate,
- felicitation,
- felicitations,
- felicitous,
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- felinely
Origin of felicity
1350–1400; Middle English felicite (< Anglo-French) < Latin fēlīcitās, equivalent to fēlīci- (stem of fēlīx) happy + -tās -ty2
Felicity
[ fi-lis-i-tee ]
/ fɪˈlɪs ɪ ti /
noun
a female given name, form of Felicia.
Also Fe·lic·i·ta [fi-lis-i-tuh] /fɪˈlɪs ɪ tə/.
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Examples from the Web for felicity
felicity
/ (fɪˈlɪsɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
happiness; joy
a cause of happiness
an appropriate expression or style
the quality or display of such expressions or style
philosophy appropriateness (of a speech act). The performative I appoint you ambassador can only possess felicity if uttered by one in whom the authority for such appointments is vested
Word Origin for felicity
C14: from Latin fēlīcitās happiness, from fēlix happy
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felicity
late 14c., from Old French felicite (14c.) "happiness," from Latin felicitatem (nominative felicitas) "happiness, fertility," from felix (genitive felicis) "happy, fortunate, fruitful, fertile," from Latin root *fe-, equivalent of PIE *dhe(i)- "to suck, suckle, produce, yield" (see fecund).
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