felicific

as in joyous

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Adjective
  • Was it influenced by your experience in making Barbie, another big, joyous Hollywood film?
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O, featuring saxophonist Jeff Lederer, exudes enough joyous holiday spirit to illuminate any setting.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Adolescents tend to operate in a blissful state of oblivion around the aesthetic curation of a home, but Adam Sternberg wasn’t like most children.
    Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Colorful Mérida has no beaches of its own, but with the blissful town of Celestún just an hour and a half away, most travelers won't mind.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Smile Dentist Play Set This new Melissa & Doug toy helps kids get comfortable with trips to the dentist through pretend play at home.
    Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Thiaw, aged 24 and capped three times by Germany, is comfortable on the ball, can play in a high line and is good at switching play.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Events on the cheap Here are some must-see sites that will make your bank account happy.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The study found the country is so beloved, a whopping 84 percent of expats who move there are happy with their lives, compared to just 67 percent of expats globally.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Born in Tangier to Spanish parents, María Ángeles lives out her widowhood with cheerful self-sufficiency.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Its cheerful, harmonious colors evoke the pleasure and leisure associated with reading from childhood onward.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Mets fans will likely be glad to see the back of Helsley, assuming their team's front office doesn't count on a bounce-back.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Petite shoppers will be glad to hear that the cozy bottoms are available in both a 22- and 30-inch inseam; the former is designed to fit those under 5 feet 4 inches.
    Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Coalitions are formed and dissolved regularly, not always in a very amiable way, but nothing so far has undermined our new reality of equal coexistence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Coyle, an amiable sort, has fit right in with the Blue Jackets.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Owner and innkeeper John Lavin took over the three-story home, built in 1890, in 2021, and the property continues to charm guests with its creative design, hospitable amenities, and home-away-from-home atmosphere.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, recent increases in overnight temperatures in Texas may have made the region more hospitable to tropical species, which could explain green jays’ expansion north, according to Keitt.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Felicific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felicific. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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