n. pl. fe·lic·i·ties 1. a. Great happiness; bliss. b. An instance of great happiness. 2. A cause or source of happiness. 3. a. An appropriate and pleasing manner or style: felicity of expression. b. An instance of appropriate and pleasing manner or style. 4. Archaic Good fortune. [Middle English felicite, from Old French felicite, from Latin fēlīcitās, from fēlīx, fēlīc-, fortunate; see dhē(i)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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