felicity

See also: Felicity

English

Etymology

From Old French felicite, from Latin felicitās (“luck”), from Latin felix (“lucky”).

Noun

felicity (uncountable)

1. 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.

2. Apt and pleasing style in writing, speech, etc.
3. Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.
4. (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.

Antonyms

• (happiness): infelicity

Derived terms

Terms derived from "felicity"

felicific felicitate

felicitation felicitous

Translations

happiness — see happiness

apt and pleasing style in writing, speech, etc.

• Esperanto: feliĉego
• French: félicité (fr) f
• Italian: felicità (it) f

• Portuguese: felicidade (pt) f
• Romanian: fericire (ro) f
• Spanish: felicidad (es)

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• French: ^{(please verify)} félicité (fr)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} felicità (it)