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felicity
1[ fi-lis-i-tee ]
noun
- the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss:
marital felicity.
- an instance of this.
- a source of happiness.
- a skillful faculty:
felicity of expression.
- an instance or display of this:
the many felicities of the poem.
- Archaic. good fortune.
Felicity
2[ fi-lis-i-tee ]
noun
- a female given name, form of Felicia.
felicity
/ ´Úɪˈ±ôɪ²õɪ³Ùɪ /
noun
- happiness; joy
- a cause of happiness
- an appropriate expression or style
- the quality or display of such expressions or style
- philosophy appropriateness (of a speech act). The performative I appoint you ambassador can only possess felicity if uttered by one in whom the authority for such appointments is vested
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôî€Ð±ð·±ô¾±³¦î€ƒi·³Ù²â noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of felicity1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Blackhawk’s account of Native Americans over the past five centuries is among five nominees for the Mark Lynton History Prize, a $10,000 award given for work which “combines intellectual distinction with felicity of expression.â€
During Tuesday’s ceremony, Ekhtiari said the celebration belongs to everyone and is a symbol of “felicity, respect to humanity and nature as well as human beings .â€
Through whatever felicities of matching actor to well-written role, the cast is shown off to particularly good advantage.
I wish his telescopes and mathematical instruments, however, may secure his felicity.
In other words, “Luck†takes things that are intangible — in this case, random felicity and affliction — and imagines them as palpable.
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