# felicity

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɪˈlɪsɪti/ · frequency rank #18,076

## Definitions
1. Happiness; (countable) an instance of this.
2. An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.; (countable) an apt and pleasing choice of words.
3. Good luck; success; (countable) An instance of unexpected good luck; a stroke of luck; also, a lucky characteristic.
4. Reproduction of a sign with fidelity.
5. Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.
6. Period (as opposed to lifetime) utility.

## Etymology
From Middle English felicite (“bliss, happiness, joy; delight, pleasure; a source of happiness; good fortune; prosperity; well-being; of a planet: in an influential position”) [and other forms], borrowed from Old French felicité (modern French félicité (“bliss, happiness; felicity”)), from Latin fēlīcitātem, the accusative singular of fēlīcitās (“fertility, fruitfulness; happiness, felicity; good fortune; success”), from fēlīx (“happy; blessed, fortunate, lucky; fertile, fruitful; prosperous; auspicious, favourable”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to nurse, suckle”)) + -itās (a variant of -tās (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being)).

## Easily confused with
- **ferocity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felicity-vs-ferocity)
- **Felicia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felicia-vs-felicity)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eflicity`, `feilcity`, `felciity`, `feliccity`, `felicitty`, `felicityy`, `feliciyt`, `felictiy`, `feliicty`, `fellicity`, `ffelicity`, `fleicity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/felicity