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
((of sth.)) a state of intense happiness The couple enjoyed marital felicity.
((of sth.)) the quality of being well-chosen or suitable He admired the felicity of her phrasing.
Similar Words
Synonyms: happiness, bliss, joy, appropriateness, aptness; Antonyms: misery, sorrow, infelicity
Etymology
From Latin 'felicitas' (happiness, good fortune), from 'felix' (happy, fortunate).
Memory Tips
Think of 'felicity' as 'feeling city' – a city full of happy feelings.