Definition of "felicity" in английский

noun

1. (uncountable) Happiness; (countable) an instance of this.

2. (uncountable) An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.; (countable) an apt and pleasing choice of words.

3. (uncountable, rare) Good luck; success; (countable) An instance of unexpected good luck; a stroke of luck; also, a lucky characteristic.

4. (uncountable, semiotics) Reproduction of a sign with fidelity.

   • The quotation was rendered with felicity.

5. (countable) Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.

6. (uncountable, economics) Period (as opposed to lifetime) utility.