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noun, plural fe·lic·i·ties.
1.
the state of being happy, especially 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.
EXPANDan instance or display of this: the many felicities of the poem.
6.
COLLAPSEArchaic. good fortune.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English felicite (< Anglo-French ) < Latin fēlīcitās, equivalent to fēlīci- (stem of fēlīx) happy + -tās -ty2
1350–1400; Middle English felicite (< Anglo-French ) < Latin fēlīcitās, equivalent to fēlīci- (stem of fēlīx) happy + -tās -ty2
Related forms
non·fe·lic·i·ty, noun
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Felicities
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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