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fe·lic·i·ty

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–noun, plural -ties.

1.	the state of being happy, esp. in a high degree; bliss: marital felicity.

2.	an instance of this.

3.	a source of happiness.

4.	a skillful faculty: felicity of expression.

5.	an instance or display of this: the many felicities of the poem.

6.	Archaic. good fortune.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME felicite (< AF) < L félīcitās, equiv. to félīci- (s. of félīx) happy + -tās -ty²

]

—Synonyms 1. See happiness.

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fe·lic·i·ty Audio Help (fĭ-lĭs'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. fe·lic·i·ties

1. Great happiness; bliss.
2. An instance of great happiness.
3. An appropriate and pleasing manner or style: felicity of expression.
4. An instance of appropriate and pleasing manner or style.
A cause or source of happiness.
1. An appropriate and pleasing manner or style: felicity of expression.
2. An instance of appropriate and pleasing manner or style.
Archaic Good fortune.

[Middle English felicite, from Old French felicite, from Latin fēlīcitās, from fēlīx, fēlīc-, fortunate; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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