Felicity Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

felicity ; 1 · noncount · great happiness ; 2 · count · something that is pleasing and well chosen — usually plural ; 3 · noncount · a talent for speaking or writing in ... TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary felicity 1ENTRIESFOUND: felicity(noun) felicity /fɪˈlɪsəti/ noun plural felicities felicity /fɪˈlɪsəti/ noun plural felicities BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofFELICITY formal 1  [noncount] : greathappiness domestic/maritalfelicity [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples 2  [count] : somethingthatispleasingandwellchosen —usuallyplural Headmiredthemovieforitsstylisticfelicities. felicitiesofphrasing [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples 3  [noncount] : atalentforspeakingorwritinginaveryeffectiveway I'vealwaysadmiredhisfelicitywithwords. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples ASKTHEEDITOR Whatisthedifferencebetweenhavegotandhavegotten? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY antique :belongingtoanearlierperiod,style,orfashion:oldandoftenvaluable LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.