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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Felicity \Fe*lic"i*ty\, n.; pl {Felicities}. [OE. felicite, F. f['e]licit['e], fr L. felicitas fr felix, -icis, happy, fruitful; akin to fetus.] 1. The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good. Our own felicity we make or find --Johnson. Finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity. --Book of Common Prayer. 2. That which promotes happiness; a successful or gratifying event; prosperity; blessing. the felicities of her wonderful reign. --Atterbury. 3. A pleasing faculty or accomplishment; as felicity in painting portraits, or in writing or talking. ``Felicity of expression.'' --Bp. Warburton Syn: Happiness; bliss; beatitude; blessedness; blissfulness. See {Happiness}.
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