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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

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–noun

a female given name, form of Felicia.

Also, Fe·lic·i·ta

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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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
felicity

c.1385, from O.Fr. felicite, from L. felicitatem (nom. felicitas) "happiness," from felix (gen. felicis) "happy, fortunate," from L. base *fe-, equivalent of PIE *dhe(i)- "to suck, suckle, produce, yield" (see fecund).

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felicity
noun
1.	pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) [ant: infelicity]
2.	state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy [syn: happiness] [ant: unhappiness]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
felicity [fəˈlisəti] noun

happiness

Arabic:	نَعيم، سَعادَه، غِبْطَه
Chinese (Simplified):	幸运, 幸福
Chinese (Traditional):	幸運, 幸福
Czech:	štěstí
Danish:	lykke
Dutch:	geluk
Estonian:	õnn
Finnish:	onni
French:	félicité
German:	die Glückseligkeit
Greek:	ευτυχία
Hungarian:	boldogság
Icelandic:	hamingja
Indonesian:	kebahagiaan
Italian:	felicità

Japanese:	幸福
Korean:	행복
Latvian:	laime
Lithuanian:	laimė, palaima
Norwegian:	lykke, lykksalighet
Polish:	szczęście
Portuguese (Brazil):	felicidade
Portuguese (Portugal):	felicidade
Romanian:	fericire
Russian:	блаженство
Slovak:	šťastie
Slovenian:	sreča
Spanish:	felicidad
Swedish:	sällhet, lycksalighet
Turkish:	mutluluk

See also: felicitations

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Felicity, CA Zip code(s): 92283

Felicity, OH (village, FIPS 26880) Location: 38.83987 N, 84.09793 W
Population (1990): 856 (336 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 45120

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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felicity

Fe*lic"i*tate\, a. [L. felicitatus, p. p. of felicitare to felicitate, fr. felix, -icis, happy. See felicity.] Made very happy. [Archaic]

I am alone felicitate In your dear highness' love. --Shak.

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