felicity
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fe·lic·i·ty
(fĭ-lĭs'ĭ-tē) 
n., pl., -ties.
n., pl., -ties.
- Great happiness; bliss.
- An instance of great happiness.
- A cause or source of happiness.
- An appropriate and pleasing manner or style: felicity of expression.
- An instance of appropriate and pleasing manner or style.
- Archaic. Good fortune.
[Middle English felicite, from Old French felicite, from Latin fēlīcitās, from fēlīx, fēlīc-, fortunate.]
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felicity
noun
- A condition of supreme well-being and good spirits: beatitude, blessedness, bliss, cheer, cheerfulness, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness. See happy/unhappy.
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felicity
n
Definition: eloquence
Antonyms: inappropriateness
n
Definition: happiness
Antonyms: unhappiness
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felicity
IN BRIEF: A state of well-founded happiness.
Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day.
— Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).
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Felicity
Dansk (Danish)
n. - lykke, held, velvalgt udtryk
Nederlands (Dutch)
gelukzaligheid, geluk, bron van geluk, passende uitdrukking, zegen, goede eigenschap, toepasselijkheid
Français (French)
n. - justesse, félicité
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευτυχία ή ευδαιμονία
Italiano (Italian)
felicità, letizia, espressione appropriata
Português (Portuguese)
n. - felicidade (f)
Русский (Russian)
счастье, дар, способность
Español (Spanish)
n. - euforia, felicidad, dicha
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stor lycka, lyckat uttryck
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
快乐, 幸运, 幸福
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 快樂, 幸運, 幸福
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 至福, 幸福をもたらすもの, うまさ, 適切な表現, 幸福, 巧妙さ
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) هناء , سعادة كبيرة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אושר, כושר הבעה, ביטוי מוצלח
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