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fe⋅lic⋅i⋅ty

  [fi-lis-i-tee]
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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 fēlīcitās, equiv. to fēlīci- (s. of fēlīx) happy + -tās -ty 2

Synonyms:
1. See happiness.

Fe⋅lic⋅i⋅ty

  [fi-lis-i-tee]
–noun
a female given name, form of Felicia.
Also, Fe⋅lic⋅i⋅ta  [fi-lis-i-tuh] .
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fe·lic·i·ty   (fĭ-lĭs'ĭ-tē)   
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.
  2. 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.
  4. 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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Felicity

Fe*lic"i*ty\, n.; pl. Felicities. [OE. felicite, F. f['e]licit['e], fr. L. felicitas, fr. felix, -icis, happy, fruitful; akin to fetus.]

1. The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good.

Our own felicity we make or find. --Johnson.

Finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity. --Book of Common Prayer.

2. That which promotes happiness; a successful or gratifying event; prosperity; blessing.

the felicities of her wonderful reign. --Atterbury.

3. A pleasing faculty or accomplishment; as, felicity in painting portraits, or in writing or talking. "Felicity of expression." --Bp. Warburton.

Syn: Happiness; bliss; beatitude; blessedness; blissfulness. See Happiness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : felicity
Spanish: felicidad,
German: die Glückseligkeit,
Japanese: 幸福
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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