FELICITY | Meaning & Definition for UK English - Lexico.com

1Intense happiness. 'domestic felicity'. More example sentences. HomeUKEnglishfelicitynounfelicitiesmassnoun1Intensehappiness.‘domesticfelicity’Moreexamplesentences‘Iwasnotcertainthiswouldleadtocontinueddomesticfelicity.’‘Thatjoy…thatfelicity,hewasalwaysgrinning,alwayswearingthatdumbsmirkonhisface.’‘Inthisrespecttheyworkasmuchinfavorofhappinessinthisworldasoffelicityinthenext.’‘Forsuchaperson,felicityafterdeathcouldbehigherthanfelicitybeforedeath.’‘Wesuspectfelicityisnotlikelytoaccompanyasenseofentitlement,whicharisesfromasullensensethatnotonlyarethingsnotimprovingbutthatthatisbecausewehavenocontrol-theworlddoesnotappreciateourtrueworth.’‘Whathe'stalkingabout-asalways-ishowtoleadagoodandthereforehappylife;helovedproductivityandvaluedfelicity.’‘Butfelicityis,intheend,somethingtobesought.’‘Reveriesofformerfelicityareinterruptedbythesightofavaliantlittlevesselploughingtowardsusthroughchoppyseas.’‘Allwehavetodoisspeakourpreferencesplainlyandawholenewworldofmutualfelicityshouldarise.’Synonymshappiness,joy,joyfulness,joyousness,rapture,bliss,euphoria,delight,cheer,cheerfulness,gaietyViewsynonyms2Theabilitytofindappropriateexpressionforone'sthoughts.‘heexposedthekernelofthematterwithhiscustomaryeleganceandfelicity’Moreexamplesentences‘Withherfundofexperienceandfelicityofexpression,hercourageanduncompromisingvalues,whatawonderfulwritershecouldhavebecome!’‘Hervibrantstagepresence,excellentcommandoverrhythmandfelicityofexpressionheldtheaudiencespellbound.’‘ThetranslationsIofferaimtotranscribethephrasingoftheFrenchasexactlyaspossible,oftenattheexpenseofEnglishidiomorfelicityofexpression.’‘Idonotusuallyinterruptquestions,butIdolikefelicityofexpression,whichthatclearlywasnot.’‘Evaluationofthework'shistoricalqualityaddressesthecomprehensivenessoftheresearch,thedevelopmentoftheargument,andthefelicityoftheexpression.’‘Butheisadditionallyreveredforcombininghisextraordinaryclimbingabilitywithafelicityforwriting.’‘Anoriginalthinkeralwaysalertlyattunedtocontemporaryculture,hewasadmiredforhisintellectualstyleandthefelicitywithwhichheexpressedhisideasinhismanybooksandarticles.’‘EnglishhumourissubtleandeffectivewhilethefelicityofexpressionislostintheAmericanhumour.’‘Hisspecialfelicitywasinthedepictionofmoonlight,mist-gleamandrainshine,oftenincombination,onparkland,ship-riggedharboursandlamp-litcitystreets.’‘Hecanflitfrompopulistargumenttohighbrowabstractionandthenbackintoquango-speakandthenconsultancyjargonwithamazingfelicity.’‘InIndia,whereheisreadforthefelicityofhislanguage,salesofhisnovelsareverymuchindemandamongtheyoungergeneration.’‘PremaJayakumar'stranslationisdonewithararefelicitythatispleasingtoread.’‘Hisaudacitiesofphrasestruckhimasgrotesque,hisfelicitiesofexpressionweremonstrosities,andeverythingwasabsurd,unreal,andimpossible.’Synonymseloquence,aptness,appropriateness,appropriacy,suitability,suitableness,applicability,fitness,relevance,pertinence,correctness,rightnessViewsynonyms2.1countnounAparticularlyeffectivefeatureofaworkofliteratureorart.‘abookfullofminorfelicities’Moreexamplesentences‘WhenIwasakidyou'dgetamazinglyfaithfulBBCadaptationsofclassicbooks-eightortwelveone-hourepisodestobuildaminorVictoriannovel,recreatingallitsfelicities.’‘Everypageofthebookisstuddedwithsimilarfelicitiesbutitwouldbewrong,saysCarey,forhimtotakeallthecredit.’‘Thrivingonthepressureofincessantdeadlines,hecouldalwaysbecountedontoproduceessaysandexhibitionreviewsthatshimmerwithverbalfelicitiesenoughtomakethemworthreadingfortheirown,literarysake.’‘Asalyricist,hestilloscillatesbetweenoccasionalfelicitiesandfrequenttriviality.’‘Innocentjokesdependuponverbalfelicities,puns,playuponwords,combiningincongruouswords,andsoon.’‘Ithasbeenadmiredfor‘itssimplicity,itsdignity,itspower,itshappyturnsofexpressionthemusicofitscadences,andthefelicitiesofitsrhythm’.’‘Ihavewondered,forinstance,whetheritismoreasenseofbrushstrokeratherthanverbalfelicitythatmakesforsomeofthemostarrestingimageryinthelyricpoemsofDavidCampbellorthemeditativepoemsofRobertGray.’OriginLateMiddleEnglishfromOldFrenchfelicite,fromLatinfelicitas,fromfelix,felic-‘happy’.Wordofthedayoctothorp/ˈɒktə(ʊ)θɔːp/nounSeedefinitions&examplesDoesEnglishHaveMoreWordsThanAnyOtherLanguage?TrendingWordsMostpopularintheworldascensionpretensiontostadaChampionstiebreakdaisAreYouLearningEnglish?HereAreOurTopEnglishTipsBasicGuidelinesForEnglishSpellingsREADTHESEARTICLESHereAreTheTopEnglishWritingTipsREADTHESEARTICLESTheBestArticlesToImproveYourEnglishLanguageUsageREADTHESEARTICLESFunEnglishWordListsToExploreREADTHESEARTICLESTheMostCommonEnglishLanguageQuestionsREADTHESEARTICLESFeedback