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fe⋅lic⋅i⋅ty

  [fi-lis-i-tee]
–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.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME felicite (< AF) < L fēlīcitās, equiv. to fēlīci- (s. of fēlīx) happy + -tās -ty 2

Synonyms:
1. See happiness.
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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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