felicity

noun

fe·lic·i·ty fi-ˈli-sə-tē How to pronounce felicity (audio)

plural felicities

: the quality or state of being happy

especially : great happiness

marital felicity

: an instance of happiness

: something that causes happiness

… the small felicities and absurdities of real life manage to peek through the gloom.

A. O. Scott

: a pleasing manner or quality especially in art or language

a felicity with words

The curve of her mouth gives her a Mona Lisa smile, but that's just a felicity of her anatomy.

Diane Ackerman

: an apt expression

The poet was well known for his felicities.

Synonyms

beatitude
blessedness
bliss
blissfulness
gladness
happiness
joy
warm fuzzies

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Example Sentences

I've always admired his felicity with words. told his friends that marriage had brought him a felicity that he had never known before

Recent Examples on the Web Tocqueville—this is apparent even in English translations of his work—constantly revised his writing to achieve maximum clarity and felicity.

Barton Swaim, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022 His lyrics display an unmatched verbal felicity and wit and evolve from character, situation or mood.

Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2021 The language of his British father and his American mother, of his beloved Shakespeare, and of the never-ceasing Empire was cause for great felicity and solemnity.

Tod Worner, National Review, 17 Oct. 2021 The felicity that defines Lizzo’s style is something everyone could use.

Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2020 The downside of such rampant felicity is its aptitude to push up on anything that moves.

New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020 Even moviegoers who typically care little for production design went nuts for the visual felicities of Wes Anderson’s masterwork.

Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2019 The power of the book comes not from Atwood’s inspired flights of fancy or felicities of style but from her deliberate subjugation of imagination to demonstrable fact.

Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2019 Duggar fans on Twitter are loving the baby's name, too:jinger duggar named her baby felicity & honestly i’m obsessed.

Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English felicite, from Anglo-French felicité, from Latin felicitat-, felicitas, from felic-, felix fruitful, happy — more at feminine

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	felicities
释义	felicity noun fe·lic·i·ty fi-ˈli-sə-tē plural felicities 1 a : the quality or state of being happy especially : great happiness marital felicity b : an instance of happiness 2 : something that causes happiness … the small felicities and absurdities of real life manage to peek through the gloom. A. O. Scott 3 : a pleasing manner or quality especially in art or language a felicity with words The curve of her mouth gives her a Mona Lisa smile, but that's just a felicity of her anatomy. Diane Ackerman 4 : an apt expression The poet was well known for his felicities. Synonyms beatitude blessedness bliss blissfulness gladness happiness joy warm fuzzies See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I've always admired his felicity with words. told his friends that marriage had brought him a felicity that he had never known before Recent Examples on the Web Tocqueville—this is apparent even in English translations of his work—constantly revised his writing to achieve maximum clarity and felicity. Barton Swaim, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022 His lyrics display an unmatched verbal felicity and wit and evolve from character, situation or mood. Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2021 The language of his British father and his American mother, of his beloved Shakespeare, and of the never-ceasing Empire was cause for great felicity and solemnity. Tod Worner, National Review, 17 Oct. 2021 The felicity that defines Lizzo’s style is something everyone could use. Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2020 The downside of such rampant felicity is its aptitude to push up on anything that moves. New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020 Even moviegoers who typically care little for production design went nuts for the visual felicities of Wes Anderson’s masterwork. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2019 The power of the book comes not from Atwood’s inspired flights of fancy or felicities of style but from her deliberate subjugation of imagination to demonstrable fact. Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2019 Duggar fans on Twitter are loving the baby's name, too:jinger duggar named her baby felicity & honestly i’m obsessed. Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2018 See More Word History Etymology Middle English felicite, from Anglo-French felicité, from Latin felicitat-, felicitas, from felic-, felix fruitful, happy — more at feminine First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition felicity noun fe·lic·i·ty fə-ˈli-sə-tē : great happiness felicities noun plural of felicity as in blessings something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing the elderly couple counted their grandchildren as their most cherished felicities Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance blessings benefits boons gifts benedictions windfalls bonuses goods consolations reliefs godsends mannas graces advantages solaces mercies pleasures joys assistances delights comforts anodynes mitzvoth aids supports favors mitzvahs help extras lagniappes Antonyms & Near Antonyms evils afflictions curses plagues scourges nuisances irritants disadvantages pests banes miseries tribulations trials jinxes bothers crosses hexes hoodoos See More
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felicity

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