felicity

/fi'lisiti/

Thân thiện

A child's face lights up with pure felicity as she hugs her puppy.

Definition

Noun: 1. A state of great happiness and joy: Felicity refers to an intense or profound state of well-being and bliss. 2. A pleasing and appropriate manner or style, especially in expression: Felicity can also describe the quality of being well-suited, apt, or graceful, particularly in speech or writing.

Usage and Examples

• Referring to a state of happiness:
  • The birth of their child filled them with felicity.
  • She found true felicity in her peaceful life in the countryside.
• Referring to aptness of expression:
  • The poet is known for the felicity of her language.
  • He expressed his complex ideas with remarkable felicity.

Advanced Usage

• "Felicity of phrase": This phrase specifically highlights skillful and effective use of language.
  • The essay was praised for its clarity and felicity of phrase.
• "To wish someone felicity": A formal or literary way to wish someone happiness.
  • They wished the newlyweds a lifetime of felicity.

Variants and Related Words

• Felicitous (adjective): Well-chosen or suited to the circumstances; pleasing and fortunate.
  • His felicitous remarks put everyone at ease.
• Felicitate (verb): To congratulate.
  • We gathered to felicitate the award winner.

Synonyms

• Bliss: Perfect happiness, great joy.
• Joy: A feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
• Aptness: The quality of being appropriate or suitable.
• Grace: Seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement, form, or expression.

Antonyms

• Misery: A state of great distress or discomfort.
• Unhappiness: The state of not being happy.
• Inaptness: The quality of being unsuitable or inappropriate.
• Awkwardness: Lack of grace or ease in style or expression.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "A stroke of felicity": A particularly fortunate or happy event or expression.
  • Describing the sunset as a "blaze of glory" was a stroke of felicity.

Học thuật

Noun

1. state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
2. pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• happiness
• felicitousness