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felicity

felicity definition

fe·lic·ity (fə lis′i tē)

noun pl. felicities -·ties

happiness; bliss
anything producing happiness; good fortune
a quality or knack of appropriate and pleasing expression in writing, speaking, painting, etc.
an apt expression or thought

Etymology: ME felicite < OFr felicité < L felicitas, happiness < felix (gen. felicis), happy, orig., fertile, fruitful, nourishing: for IE base see female

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