Felicita
[fi-lis-i-tee] /fɪˈlɪs ɪ ti/
noun
1.
a female given name, form of .
/fɪˈlɪsɪtɪ/
noun (pl) -ties
1.
happiness; joy
2.
a cause of happiness
3.
an appropriate expression or style
4.
the quality or display of such expressions or style
5.
(philosophy) appropriateness (of a speech act). The performative I appoint you ambassador can only possess felicity if uttered by one in whom the authority for such appointments is vested
n.
late 14c., from Old French felicite (14c.) “happiness,” from Latin felicitatem (nominative felicitas) “happiness, fertility,” from felix (genitive felicis) “happy, fortunate, fruitful, fertile,” from Latin root *fe-, equivalent of PIE *dhe(i)- “to suck, suckle, produce, yield” (see fecund).
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