felicity
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felicity¹
- /fɪˈlɪsɪti/ UK
- /fəˈlɪsəti/ US
- [-ɾi] US
Rhymes with -ɪsɪti
Where it 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)).
noun felicities
- The condition of being happy. Although he shows traces of the Romantic belief in the felicity of the savage, these are not numerous or important and there is no suggestion in his work that mankind could or should revert to a primitive life-style.
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Intense happiness.
Whan this ſayd monument diſcouered was / Suche a ſuauite and fragrant odoure / Aſcended from the corps by ſingular grace / Paſſyng all worldly ſwetnes and ſauour / That all there present that day and hour / Suppoſed they had ben / in the felicite / Of erthely paradiſe / without ambiguite.
Similar: beatitude, bliss, euphoria, joie de vivre, joy, mirth, rapture, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness · Opposite: infelicity
- An instance of intense happiness.
- An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.; (countable) an apt and pleasing choice of words.
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Good luck; success; (countable) An instance of unexpected good luck; a stroke of luck; also, a lucky characteristic.
Similar: good fortune, fortuity, felicity, fortune, fortuitousness, good cess, good luck, happiness, luck
- Reproduction of a sign with fidelity. The quotation was rendered with felicity.
- Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt. […] to weare our ſelues & neuer reſt, Untill we reach the ripeſt fruites of all, That perfect bliſſe and ſole felicitie, The ſweet fruition of an earthly crowne.
- Period (as opposed to lifetime) utility. In equation (19.24) U#95;C(#92;cdot) is the marginal felicity of consumption[.]
Felicity²
Where it comes from
From the noun felicity, and also the English form of Latin Felicitas, a name borne by early martyrs.
proper noun
- A female given name from English. Fliss had them. Felicity Benson, Happiness Benson. Except she's not very happy at the moment, not with me.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: felicitousness, happiness, bliss, satisfaction, appreciation, excellency, congratulating, joy, delight, pleasure, cheer, jubilation, gladness, glee, contentment, elation
Translations
Every language
noun apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.
| Español | felicidad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 得體 /得体 détǐ |
| Português | felicidade |
| Français | félicité |
| Italiano | felicità |
| Ελληνικά | ευδαιμονία evdaimonía |
name female given name
| Español | Felicidad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | フェリシティー Ferishitī |
| 中文 | 菲莉茜蒂 Fēilìxīdì, 費莉西蒂 /费莉西蒂, 費莉希蒂 /费莉希蒂 |
| Français | Félicité |
| Deutsch | Felizitas, Felicitas |
| Italiano | Felicita |
| Ελληνικά | Φελίσιτι Felísiti |
Talk about this word "felicity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/felicity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. felicity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/felicity "felicity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/felicity.Cite this
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