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单词 felicity
释义 fe·lic·i·ty
\fə̇ˈlisəd.ē, -sətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English felicite, from Middle French felicité, from Latin felicitat-, felicitas, from felic-, felix happy, fruitful + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at feminine
1.
 a. : the quality or state of being happy
  < everlasting joy and felicityBook of Com. Prayer >
  < no one more entitled by unpretending merit, or better prepared by habitual suffering, to receive and enjoy felicity — Jane Austen >
 b. : something that promotes or is the source of happiness
2. archaic
 a. : good fortune : success
 b. : a fortunate achievement : a stroke of fortune
3.
 a. : a felicitous manner, faculty, or quality especially in art or language : telling or elegant neatness or appropriateness : aptness, grace
  < felicity in the painting of children >
  < pleased by the felicity of the expression >
  < a writer of fluency and felicity, of graciousness and gentleness — Saxe Commins >
  < the special felicities of water color as opposed to oil >
 b. : a felicitous turn of phrase or artistic expression : a happy achievement : an apt expression
  < a style marked by felicities >
  < a poem is more than the sum of its felicitiesTimes Literary Supplement >
Synonyms: see happiness
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