Definition of FELICITY

felicity

Meanings

Plural: felicities

Noun

  • pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
  • state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
  • Happiness; (countable) an instance of this.
  • An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.; (countable) an apt and pleasing choice of words.
  • Good luck; success; (countable) An instance of unexpected good luck; a stroke of luck; also, a lucky characteristic.
  • Reproduction of a sign with fidelity.
  • Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.
  • Period (as opposed to lifetime) utility.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English felicite (“bliss, happiness, joy; delight, pleasure; a source of happiness; good fortune; prosperity; well-being; of a planet: in an influential position”) [and other forms], borrowed from Old French felicité (modern French félicité (“bliss, happiness; felicity”)), from Latin fēlīcitātem, the accusative singular of fēlīcitās (“fertility, fruitfulness; happiness, felicity; good fortune; success”), from fēlix (“happy; blessed, fortunate, lucky; fertile, fruitful; prosperous; auspicious, favourable”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to nurse, suckle”)) + -itās (a variant of -tās (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being)).

Scrabble Score: 16

felicity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
felicity is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
felicity is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

felicity is a valid Words With Friends word