felicity
fe·lic·i·ty
noun \fi-ˈli-sə-tē\ plural fe·lic·i·ties
Definition of FELICITY
1
a : the quality or state of being happy; especially : great happiness <marital felicity> b : an instance of happiness
2
: something that causes happiness
3
: a pleasing manner or quality especially in art or language <a felicity with words>
4
: an apt expression
Examples of FELICITY
- I've always admired his felicity with words.
- <told his friends that marriage had brought him a felicity that he had never known before>
Origin of FELICITY
Middle English felicite, from Anglo-French felicité, from Latin felicitat-, felicitas, from felic-, felix fruitful, happy — more at feminine
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to FELICITY
- Synonyms
- beatitude, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, happiness, gladness, joy, warm fuzzies
- Antonyms
- calamity, ill-being, misery, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness
Rhymes with FELICITY
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