felicity
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See also: Felicity
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French felicite, from Latin felicitās (“luck”), from Latin felix (“lucky”).
Noun[edit]
felicity (uncountable)
- Happiness.
- between 1812 and 1814, Jane Austen, chapter 1, Mansfield Park:
- ... and Mr. and Mrs. Norris began their career of conjugal felicity with very little less than a thousand a year.
- between 1812 and 1814, Jane Austen, chapter 1, Mansfield Park:
- Apt and pleasing style in writing, speech, etc.
- Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.
- (Semiotics/semiology) Reproduction of a sign with fidelity. eg. "The quotation was rendered with felicity."
- 2007 August 7, Joshua Ferris, “Table for Two”, New York Times:
- The season’s main attraction, the felicities of the sun, dimmed in the light of our competition and our growing friendliness.
- 2007 August 7, Joshua Ferris, “Table for Two”, New York Times:
Antonyms[edit]
- (happiness): infelicity
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from "felicity"
Translations[edit]
happiness — see happiness
apt and pleasing style in writing, speech, etc.
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