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单词 felicity
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felicity

[ fi-lis-i-tee ]
/ fɪˈlɪs ɪ ti /
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noun, plural fe·lic·i·ties.

the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss: marital felicity.
an instance of this.
a source of happiness.
a skillful faculty: felicity of expression.
an instance or display of this: the many felicities of the poem.
Archaic. good fortune.

Origin of felicity

1350–1400; Middle English felicite (from Anglo-French ) from Latin fēlīcitās, equivalent to fēlīci- (stem of fēlīx ) “happy” + -tās -ty2

synonym study for felicity

1. See happiness.

OTHER WORDS FROM felicity

non·fe·lic·i·ty, noun

Words nearby felicity

felicific, felicitate, felicitation, felicitations, felicitous, felicity, felid, feline, feline distemper, feline leukemia virus, Felipe

Definition for felicity (2 of 2)

Felicity
[ fi-lis-i-tee ]
/ fɪˈlɪs ɪ ti /

noun

a female given name, form of Felicia.
Also Fe·lic·i·ta [fi-lis-i-tuh]. /fɪˈlɪs ɪ tə/.
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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British Dictionary definitions for felicity

felicity
/ (fɪˈlɪsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

happiness; joy
a cause of happiness
an appropriate expression or style
the quality or display of such expressions or style
philosophy appropriateness (of a speech act). The performative I appoint you ambassador can only possess felicity if uttered by one in whom the authority for such appointments is vested

Word Origin for felicity

C14: from Latin fēlīcitās happiness, from fēlix happy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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