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Recent Examples of felicity So: Is any of this so very different from the absurd, grab-bag felicity of director King's Paddington 2, where we were enchanted watching a teddy bear sing and dance in prison? Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023 With a band of this size there are felicities in the orchestration, not least in the elegant writing for woodwinds, but even those are smudged by a poor sound design that runs the gamut from loud to much louder. David Benedict, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023 When such utterances are spoken in jest or in pretense, not all the felicity conditions are satisfied and the magic doesn’t happen. Kai Von Fintel, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2023 The golden message responsible for all this health and felicity? Gillian Silverman, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for felicity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felicity
Noun
  • As a band that, with each album, has been traveling more towards joy, play, and relief, Laraaji makes sense as a collaborator.
    Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In more recent versions, joy is emphasized over shame.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For her, bedrooms and dining rooms, in particular, benefit from the romance and visual depth these prints offer.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some social benefit incentives don’t work in the right direction.
    Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Advertisement The American Dream—the promise of happiness and financial success through hard work—has, of course, never truly been attainable to all.
    Alice Lassman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And though Bezos hasn’t bought Vogue for his new bride as was reported for a while, and the two did reportedly sign a prenup, none of that seems to be affecting their current happiness.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That paradise is North Sea Jazz Festival, a 3-day celebration of local and international sonics, food and tropical bliss that descends upon the island’s capital of Willemstad each year, but with none before having gone as big as 2025’s rendition.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Wasuwan probed her model’s back and shoulders with a long bamboo stick, then tapped a block with a mallet on her stomach, producing a look of agonized bliss.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jeremiah also appears to give Conrad his blessing to pursue Belly.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But once their comfort level in a new genre locked in, Clark counted her blessings daily.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nestled in a strip mall by a nail salon and a Whole Foods, this specific Club Pilates studio eschewed the spa vibes in favor of a traditional fitness room.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Its fitness mode adds resistance, making your legs work more with each step.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The wider adoption of these technologies would be a boon for the country.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This weekend has been a huge boon to movie theater owners after the vital summer season ended with a whimper.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Films of striking social relevance that never fall to polemic or sensationalism, but instead so trustingly fulfill their characters’ plight and courage.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This also presents an opportunity for Europe to turn strongly towards renewables and develop more nuclear, wind, and water infrastructure in order to fully account for the gap which would further erode Russia’s relevance in that market.
    Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Felicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felicity. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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