How to Pronounce "felicity"
word
/fɪˈɫɪsəti/
fuh-LI-suh-dee
/fɛlˈɪsɪti/
fuh-LI-si-tee
Definition
Felicity is great happiness, often in a calm or literary sense. It can also mean the ability to express something in a very fitting, elegant, or exact way.
IPA Transcription
American English
/fɪˈɫɪsəti/
British English
/fɛlˈɪsɪti/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
fuh-LI-suh-dee
UK
fuh-LI-si-tee
Listen in Context
The poem describes a moment of felicity by the sea.
Her speech had a rare felicity that impressed the class.
After the long trip, they sat in quiet felicity.
There was a kind of felicity in finally seeing everything work out.