noun
felicity
fih-LIH-sih-tee
noun
1
A state of great happiness or contentment.
"They lived in quiet felicity on their small farm."
2
A particularly apt or well-chosen expression in speech or writing.
"The poem is full of small felicities of phrasing."
How to Use Felicity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA formal word for deep happiness, or for a particularly well-chosen turn of phrase.
When to use it
A literary or formal word — "happiness" is the everyday equivalent.
Common pairings
domestic felicity
felicity of expression
Word Forms
felicities plural
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Etymology
From Old French felicité, from Latin fēlīcitās, "happiness, good fortune," from fēlīx, "fortunate, fruitful."