Felicity

Origin

From Old French felicite, from Latin felicitās ("luck"), from Latin felix ("lucky").

Full definition of felicity

Noun

1. Happiness.
• w, w:Mansfield Park Chapter 1, ... and Mr. and Mrs. Norris began their career of conjugal felicity with very little less than a thousand a year.
2. Apt and pleasing style in writing, speech, etc.
3. Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.
4. (Semiotics/semiology) Reproduction of a sign with fidelity. eg. "The quotation was rendered with felicity."
• 2007, August 7, Joshua Ferris, Table for Two, The season’s main attraction, the felicities of the sun, dimmed in the light of our competition and our growing friendliness.

Antonyms

• (happiness) infelicity

Derived terms