felicitynoun
uk/fəˈlɪs.ə.ti/us/fəˈlɪs.ə.t̬i/literaryfelicity noun (HAPPINESS)
[ U ] happiness, luck, or a condition that produces positive results:
the dubious felicity of marriage
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Pleasure and happiness
- abandon
- afterglow
- bed
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss
- delirium
- exaltation
- exult
- feast
- fulfilment
- fun
- gaiety
- goody
- jovial
- joy
- joyful
- joyous
- jubilation
- savour
- stardust
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felicity noun (SUITABLE WORDS)
[ U ] the fact that words or remarks are suitable and express what was intended:
As a songwriter, he combined great linguistic felicity with an ear for a tune.
[ C usually plural ] a word or remark that is suitable or right and expresses well the intended thought or feeling:
Her article contained one or two verbal felicities that will stay in my mind for years.
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Suitable and acceptable
- able
- acceptable
- accepted
- accordingly
- age-appropriate
- correct
- doctor
- felicitous
- fit in
- fit in with sth
- fitting
- germane
- horse
- keeping
- rightly
- satisfaction
- seasonable
- seemly
- sit right/well (with sb) idiom
- valid
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Remarks & remarking