FELICITIES Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

felicities

noun

plural of felicity

as in benefits

something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing the elderly couple counted their grandchildren as their most cherished felicities

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Noun

If approved, Measure M would charge property owners $95 per parcel each year with exemptions available for some seniors and people receiving disability benefits.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The ordinance, approved Tuesday and introduced by Mayor John Heilman, allows people to register their multi-partner relationships with the city, giving them rights to hospital visitation and additional tenant protections, among other benefits.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of benefits

Noun

Ethnographic research from northwest Armenia, published in 2024, describes people bathing the baby while reciting prayers and blessings.

— Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and humanist blessings closed the ceremony.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of blessings

Noun

Lower agricultural revenue would leave the government with less money, and lower domestic food production would drive up consumer prices—both boons to the most extreme Peronist populists running against Milei in 2027.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Live captioning, one of the biggest boons of waveguide smart glasses, also works well on the MemoMind.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of boons

Noun

Brides and others looking for luxury floral bouquets and gifts will be able to find them at a new floral shop that will open in Folsom.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
According to experts, charities generally are not allowed to accept gifts with specific conditions, unless there is a justifiable reason.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of gifts

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