FELICITY


Meaning of FELICITY in English

/fi lis"i tee/ , n. , pl. felicities .

1. the state of being happy, esp. in a high degree; bliss: marital felicity.

2. an instance of this.

3. a source of happiness.

4. a skillful faculty: felicity of expression.

5. an instance or display of this: the many felicities of the poem.

6. Archaic. good fortune.

[ 1350-1400; ME felicite ( felicitas, equiv. to felici- (s. of felix ) happy + -tas -TY 2 ]

Syn. 1. See happiness .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .