felicity
noun/fəˈlɪsəti/
/fəˈlɪsəti/
(plural felicities)
(formal or literary)- [uncountable] great happiness
- [uncountable] the quality of being well chosen or suitable
- The story is told with great felicity of style.
- felicities[plural] well-chosen or successful features, especially in a speech or piece of writing
- Her book displays many subtle linguistic felicities.
- The pianist’s performance contained no shortage of felicities.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French felicite, from Latin felicitas, from felix, felic- ‘happy’.
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