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felicity
UK /fɪˈlɪsɪti/ US /fəˈlɪsəti/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
conjugal, little, skittish, standard, true
FELICITY + NOUN
benson, fluency, happiness, huffman
PREP.
with
ADV.
telly
Definitions
noun
1
Happiness; (countable) an instance of this.
Whan this ſayd monument diſcouered was / Suche a ſuauite and fragrant odoure / Aſcended from the corps by ſingular grace / Paſſyng all worldly ſwetnes and ſauour / That all there present that day and hour / Suppoſed they had ben / in the felicite / Of erthely paradiſe / without ambiguite.
[T]he wiſe Man gave his Teſtimony to this, as the juſt Standard of true Felicity, when he prayed to have neither Poverty nor Riches.
2
An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.; (countable) an apt and pleasing choice of words.
3
Good luck; success; (countable) An instance of unexpected good luck; a stroke of luck; also, a lucky characteristic.
4
Reproduction of a sign with fidelity.
The quotation was rendered with felicity.
5
Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.
[…] to weare our ſelues & neuer reſt, Untill we reach the ripeſt fruites of all, That perfect bliſſe and ſole felicitie, The ſweet fruition of an earthly crowne.
The season’s main attraction, the felicities of the sun, dimmed in the light of our competition and our growing friendliness.
name
1
A female given name from English.
Fliss had them. Felicity Benson, Happiness Benson. Except she's not very happy at the moment, not with me.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner
- felicitousness
noun — state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from c
Antonyms
- infelicity
- unhappiness
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Whan this ſayd monument diſcouered was / Suche a ſuauite and fragrant odoure / Aſcended from the corps by ſingular grace / Paſſyng all worldly ſwetnes and ſauour / That all there present that day and
Wiktionary02
[T]he wiſe Man gave his Teſtimony to this, as the juſt Standard of true Felicity, when he prayed to have neither Poverty nor Riches.
Wiktionary03
[…] Mr. and Mrs. Norris began their career of conjugal felicity with very little less than a thousand a year.
Wiktionary04
Fliss had them. Felicity Benson, Happiness Benson. Except she's not very happy at the moment, not with me.
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Felicity was born an adorable kitten and grew up to be an adorable cat.
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Tom's cat Felicity is skittish, but once you've befriended her, she won't leave you alone.
Tatoeba · #6101858Usage Notes
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