Meaning & use

felicity

noun·Advanced

A state of great happiness, or a particularly pleasing and apt choice of words.

See it in a sentence

The newlyweds wished each other a lifetime of felicity and good fortune.

The poet was admired for the felicity of his phrasing and imagery.

A note on using this word

Felicity can mean happiness in general or, more specifically, a graceful and fitting choice of words in writing.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

miseryunhappiness

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