felicity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /fəˈlɪsɪti/ UK /fəˈlɪsɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
intense happiness; an apt and pleasing manner of expression

She described the scene with a felicity that delighted her readers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · intense happiness; an apt... happiness bliss joy blessedness aptnessfelicitousnessdelight

Opposites

misery unhappiness woe infelicity

Word family

Related forms felicitous felicitatefelix

Etymology

From Old French 'felicite', from Latin 'fēlīcitās' ('happiness, fruitfulness'), from 'fēlīx' (stem 'fēlīc-', 'happy, fortunate, fruitful'), from Proto-Indo-European '*dʰeh₁(y)-' ('to suckle, produce').

fēlīcitās Latin fēlīx Latin *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# felicity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /fəˈlɪsɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /fəˈlɪsɪti/

## Meanings
1. intense happiness; an apt and pleasing manner of expression

## Examples
- She described the scene with a felicity that delighted her readers.

## Synonyms
- happiness
- bliss
- joy
- blessedness
- aptness
- felicitousness
- delight

## Antonyms
- misery
- unhappiness
- woe
- infelicity

## Related Forms
- felicitous
- felicitate
- felix

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fēlīcitās
- Root: fēlīx
- Root: *dʰeh₁(y)-

## Etymology
From Old French 'felicite', from Latin 'fēlīcitās' ('happiness, fruitfulness'), from 'fēlīx' (stem 'fēlīc-', 'happy, fortunate, fruitful'), from Proto-Indo-European '*dʰeh₁(y)-' ('to suckle, produce').

## AI Etymology
Felicity is from Old French 'felicite', from Latin 'fēlīcitās' ('happiness, fruitfulness'), from 'fēlīx' (stem 'fēlīc-', 'happy, fortunate, fruitful'), from Proto-Indo-European '*dʰeh₁(y)-' ('to suckle, produce'). Important recorded forms include fēlīcitās (Latin), fēlīx (Latin), and *dʰeh₁(y)- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers intense happiness; an apt and pleasing manner of expression. The wider family includes related words such as felicitous, felicitate, and felix.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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