Felicity Definition
fĭ-lĭsĭ-tē
felicities
noun
felicities
Happiness; bliss.
Webster's New World
An instance of great happiness.
American Heritage
A cause or source of happiness.
American Heritage
A quality or knack of appropriate and pleasing expression in writing, speaking, painting, etc.
Webster's New World
Anything producing happiness; good fortune.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
A female given name.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Felicity
Noun
Singular:
felicity
Plural:
felicitiesOrigin of Felicity
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Middle English felicite from Old French felicite from Latin fēlīcitās from fēlīx fēlīc- fortunate dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the noun felicity, and also the English form of Latin Felicitas, a name borne by early martyrs.
From Wiktionary
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From Old French felicite, from Latin felicitās (“luck”), from Latin felix (“lucky”).
From Wiktionary
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