n. (pl. -ies) 1 intense happiness; being happy. 2 a cause of happiness. 3 a a capacity for apt expression; appropriateness. b an appropriate or well-chosen phrase. 4 a fortunate trait.
[ ME f. OF felicité f. L felicitas -tatis f. felix -icis happy ]
n. (pl. -ies) 1 intense happiness; being happy. 2 a cause of happiness. 3 a a capacity for apt expression; appropriateness. b an appropriate or well-chosen phrase. 4 a fortunate trait.
[ ME f. OF felicité f. L felicitas -tatis f. felix -icis happy ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012