Felicity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of FELICITY is the quality or state of being happy; especially : great happiness. How to use felicity in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut felicity noun SaveWord fe·​lic·​i·​ty |\fi-ˈli-sə-tē \ pluralfelicities Definitionoffelicity 1a :thequalityorstateofbeinghappy especially :greathappiness maritalfelicity b :aninstanceofhappiness 2 :somethingthatcauseshappiness …thesmallfelicitiesandabsurditiesofreallifemanagetopeekthroughthegloom.—A.O.Scott 3 :apleasingmannerorqualityespeciallyinartorlanguage afelicitywithwordsThecurveofhermouthgivesheraMonaLisasmile,butthat'sjustafelicityofheranatomy.—DianeAckerman 4 :anaptexpression Thepoetwaswellknownforhisfelicities. Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutfelicity Synonyms&Antonymsforfelicity Synonyms beatitude,blessedness,bliss,blissfulness,gladness,happiness,joy,warmfuzzies Antonyms calamity,ill-being,misery,sadness,unhappiness,wretchedness VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesoffelicityinaSentence I'vealwaysadmiredhisfelicitywithwords. toldhisfriendsthatmarriagehadbroughthimafelicitythathehadneverknownbefore RecentExamplesontheWeb Tocqueville—thisisapparenteveninEnglishtranslationsofhiswork—constantlyrevisedhiswritingtoachievemaximumclarityandfelicity. — BartonSwaim,WSJ,29Apr.2022 Hislyricsdisplayanunmatchedverbalfelicityandwitandevolvefromcharacter,situationormood. — DetroitFreePress,27Nov.2021 ThelanguageofhisBritishfatherandhisAmericanmother,ofhisbelovedShakespeare,andofthenever-ceasingEmpirewascauseforgreatfelicityandsolemnity. — TodWorner,NationalReview,17Oct.2021 ThefelicitythatdefinesLizzo’sstyleissomethingeveryonecoulduse. — JanelleOkwodu,Vogue,24Sep.2020 Thedownsideofsuchrampantfelicityisitsaptitudetopushuponanythingthatmoves. — NewYorkTimes,23Apr.2020 EvenmoviegoerswhotypicallycarelittleforproductiondesignwentnutsforthevisualfelicitiesofWesAnderson’smasterwork. — MichaelPhillips,chicagotribune.com,10Oct.2019 ThepowerofthebookcomesnotfromAtwood’sinspiredflightsoffancyorfelicitiesofstylebutfromherdeliberatesubjugationofimaginationtodemonstrablefact. — MichaelSchaub,LosAngelesTimes,12Aug.2019 DuggarfansonTwitterarelovingthebaby'sname,too: jingerduggarnamedherbabyfelicity&honestlyi’mobsessed. — AminaLakeAbdelrahman,GoodHousekeeping,20July2018 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'felicity.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseoffelicity 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyforfelicity MiddleEnglishfelicite,fromAnglo-Frenchfelicité,fromLatinfelicitat-,felicitas,fromfelic-,felixfruitful,happy—moreatfeminine LearnMoreAboutfelicity Sharefelicity PosttheDefinitionoffelicitytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionoffelicityonTwitter TimeTravelerforfelicity Thefirstknownuseoffelicitywas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearfelicity felicitous felicity felid SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforfelicity Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Felicity.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/felicity.Accessed5Jul.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforfelicity felicity noun fe·​lic·​i·​ty |\fə-ˈli-sə-tē \ KidsDefinitionoffelicity :greathappiness MorefromMerriam-Websteronfelicity Nglish:TranslationoffelicityforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationoffelicityforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY cantankerous SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WhichWordDoesNotBelong? Whichofthesewordsdoesnotmean"nonsense"? sagacity bunkum blatherskite folderol Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Dunderhead'andOther‘Nicer’WaystoSayStupid Asillustratedbysomeverysmartpups 10WordsfromPlaceNames Bikini,bourbon,andbadmintonwereplacesfirst 'Pride':TheWordThatWentFromVicetoStrength DoyoutakeprideinPride? WhenWereWordsFirstUsed? Lookupanyyeartofindout AsktheEditors Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... 'AllIntensivePurposes'or'AllIntentsandPurposes'? We'reintentonclearingitup Layvs.Lie EditorEmilyBrewsterclarifiesthedifference. HotMess "Thepublicisahotmess" WordGames BrandNameVocabularyQuiz You’regonnaneedsomemoxietoacethisquiz Takethequiz CommonlyConfusedWordsQuiz Takea(break/brake)and(pore/pour)overthis(c... Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! Takethequiz SpellingBeeQuiz CanyououtdopastwinnersoftheNationalSpelli... Takethequiz