felicity
Translation
intense happiness, bliss, appropriateness
Examples
She lived a life of domestic felicity.
She lived a life of domestic felicity.
He expressed his ideas with great felicity.
He expressed his ideas with great felicity.
Grammar Patterns
((uncountable noun)) intense happiness They lived together in perfect felicity.
((uncountable noun)) the quality of being well-chosen or suitable The story was told with great felicity of style.
Similar Words
Synonyms: happiness, joy, bliss; (for appropriateness) eloquence, suitability; Antonyms: misery
Etymology
From Latin 'felicitas', from 'felix' meaning 'happy, lucky, fruitful'.
Memory Tips
Think of the name 'Felix', which means lucky or happy. Felicity is the state of being happy.