felicity

• Nom désignant un bonheur intense, la joie ou la béatitude ; également utilisé pour qualifier la qualité d'une expression ou d'un écrit qui est heureuse et appropriée.

A noun referring to intense happiness, joy, or bliss; also used to describe a pleasing or appropriate quality in writing or expression.

indénombrable

1. Intense happinessC1formal

   The state of being extremely happy or joyful.

   Félicité

   • She experienced pure felicity at the birth of her child.
   • The couple's felicity was evident to everyone at the wedding.
   • He found felicity in the simple pleasures of life.

   Synonymesblissdelightecstasyelationeuphoriajoyjubilationrapture

   Antonymesanguishdespairgriefmiserysorrowunhappinesswoe

2. Skillful expressionC2formal

   The quality of being well-chosen or appropriate, especially in speech or writing.

   Heureuse formulation

   • The author writes with great felicity of phrase.
   • His felicity in expressing complex ideas made him a popular lecturer.
   • The translator captured the felicity of the original text.

   Synonymesappositenessappropriatenessaptnesseloquencefelicitousnessfitnesspertinencesuitability

   Antonymesawkwardnessclumsinessgaucherieineptitude