Felicity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɛlˈɪsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/fɛlˈɪsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɛlˈɪsɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /fɛlˈɪsᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

felicitousness happiness

Antonyms

infelicity unhappiness

Word Forms

felicitous	adjective	exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
felicitate	verb	express congratulations
happy	adjective	marked by good fortune

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glückseligkeit

angenehme und angemessene Art oder Stil (insbesondere Art und Ausdruck)

🇫🇷French

félicité

manière ou style agréable et approprié (en particulier manière ou style d’expression)

🇪🇸Spanish

felicidad

manera o estilo agradable y apropiado (especialmente manera o estilo de expresión)

🇮🇹Italian

felicità

modo o stile piacevole e appropriato (in particolare modo o stile di espressione)

🇳🇱Dutch

geluk

aangename en passende manier of stijl (vooral de manier of stijl van uiten)

🇵🇹Portuguese

felicidade

maneira ou estilo agradável e apropriado (especialmente maneira ou estilo de expressão)

🇷🇺Russian

счастье

приятная и уместная манера или стиль (особенно манера или стиль выражения)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परम सुख

मनभावन और उचित ढंग या शैली (विशेषकर अभिव्यक्ति का ढंग या शैली)

🇧🇩Bengali

আনন্দ

আনন্দদায়ক এবং উপযুক্ত পদ্ধতি বা শৈলী (বিশেষ করে পদ্ধতি বা প্রকাশের শৈলী)

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி

மகிழ்ச்சியான மற்றும் பொருத்தமான முறை அல்லது நடை (குறிப்பாக முறை அல்லது வெளிப்பாட்டின் பாணி)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆనందం

ఆహ్లాదకరమైన మరియు తగిన పద్ధతి లేదా శైలి (ముఖ్యంగా పద్ధతి లేదా వ్యక్తీకరణ శైలి)

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंद

आनंददायक आणि योग्य रीतीने किंवा शैली (विशेषतः रीतीने किंवा अभिव्यक्तीची शैली)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદ

આનંદદાયક અને યોગ્ય રીત અથવા શૈલી (ખાસ કરીને રીતે અથવા અભિવ્યક્તિની શૈલી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷ

ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರ ಮತ್ತು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ವಿಧಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಶೈಲಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ವಿಧಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಶೈಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്തോഷം

സന്തോഷകരവും ഉചിതവുമായ രീതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശൈലി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് രീതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവിഷ്കാര ശൈലി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼ਹਾਲੀ

ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਚਿਤ ਢੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਢੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشی

خوش کن اور مناسب انداز یا انداز (خاص طور پر انداز یا اظہار کا انداز)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幸福

令人愉快且适当的方式或风格（尤其是表达方式或风格）

🇯🇵Japanese

幸福

心地よく適切な態度やスタイル（特に表現の仕方やスタイル）

🇰🇷Korean

지복

기분 좋고 적절한 방식이나 스타일(특히 표현 방식이나 스타일)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạnh phúc

cách thức hoặc phong cách làm hài lòng và phù hợp (đặc biệt là cách thức hoặc phong cách thể hiện)

🇹🇭Thai

ความสุข

กิริยาหรือลีลาที่น่าพึงพอใจและเหมาะสม (โดยเฉพาะลักษณะหรือลีลาในการแสดงออก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bakat

cara atau gaya yang menyenangkan dan pantas (terutama cara atau gaya berekspresi)

🇵🇭Filipino

kaligayahan

kasiya-siya at angkop na paraan o istilo (lalo na ang paraan o istilo ng pagpapahayag)

🇲🇾Malay

kegembiraan

cara atau gaya yang menyenangkan dan sesuai (terutama cara atau gaya ekspresi)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فيليسيتي

أسلوب أو أسلوب ممتع ومناسب (خاصة أسلوب أو أسلوب التعبير)

🇮🇷Persian

سعادت

شیوه یا سبک دلپذیر و مناسب (به ویژه شیوه یا سبک بیان)

🇹🇷Turkish

mutluluk

Hoşa giden ve uygun bir tarz veya tarz (özellikle ifade tarzı veya tarzı)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שמחה

אופן או סגנון נעים והולם (במיוחד אופן או סגנון ביטוי)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'felicity'?

The primary meaning of 'felicity' is 'pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'felicity' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'felicity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'felicity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'felicity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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