Definition of felicity
plural felicities
1 a
:the quality or state of being happy;
especially
:great happiness
- marital felicity
b
:an instance of happiness
2
:something that causes happiness
- … the small felicities and absurdities of real life manage to peek through the gloom.
- —A. O. Scott
3
:a pleasing manner or quality especially in art or language
- a felicity with words
- The curve of her mouth gives her a Mona Lisa smile, but that's just a felicity of her anatomy.
- —Diane Ackerman
4
:an apt expression
- The poet was well known for his felicities.
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