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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fe·lic·i·ty /fɪˈlɪsəti/
 快樂,幸福,幸運

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fe·lic·i·ty n.; pl. Felicities
 1. The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good.
    Our own felicity we make or find.   --Johnson.
    Finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity.   --Book of Common Prayer.
 2. That which promotes happiness; a successful or gratifying event; prosperity; blessing.
    the felicities of her wonderful reign.   --Atterbury.
 3. A pleasing faculty or accomplishment; as, felicity in painting portraits, or in writing or talking. “Felicity of expression.”
 Syn: -- Happiness; bliss; beatitude; blessedness; blissfulness. See Happiness.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 felicity
      n 1: pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner
           or style of expression) [syn: felicitousness] [ant: infelicity]
      2: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from
         contentment to intense joy [syn: happiness] [ant: unhappiness]