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felicity.

The condition of being happy.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɪˈlɪsɪti/Received-Pronunciation/fəˈlɪsəti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American
  1. The condition of being happy.

    uncountable
  2. The condition of being happy. Intense happiness.

    uncountable
  3. The condition of being happy. An instance of intense happiness.

    countable
  4. An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.; (countable) an apt and pleasing choice of words.

    uncountable
  5. Good luck; success; (countable) An instance of unexpected good luck; a stroke of luck; also, a lucky characteristic.

    rare · uncountable
  6. Reproduction of a sign with fidelity.

    uncountable
    The quotation was rendered with felicity.
  7. Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.

    countable
  8. Period (as opposed to lifetime) utility.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English felicite (“bliss, happiness, joy; delight, pleasure; a source of happiness; good fortune; prosperity; well-being; of a planet: in an influential position”) [and other forms], borrowed from Old French felicité (modern French félicité (“bliss, happiness; felicity”)), from Latin fēlīcitātem, the accusative singular of fēlīcitās (“fertility, fruitfulness; happiness, felicity; good fortune; success”), from fēlīx (“happy; blessed, fortunate, lucky; fertile, fruitful; prosperous; auspicious, favourable”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to nurse, suckle”)) + -itās (a variant of -tās (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being)).

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