felicity

felicity
[fə'lisəti]
noun
(happiness.) die Glückseligkeit
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fe·lic·ity
[fɪˈlɪsəti, AM -ət̬i]
n (liter form)
1. no pl (fortune) Glückseligkeit f
dubious \felicity zweifelhaftes Glück
2. (phrase) sprachlicher Glücksgriff, treffender Ausdruck
3. no pl (suitability) Trefflichkeit f
4. no pl (ability) Fähigkeit f sich treffend auszudrücken
linguistic \felicity Sprachgewandtheit f
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[fI'lIsItɪ]
n (form)
1) (= happiness) Glück nt, Glückseligkeit f (geh)
2)

(= aptness) he expresses himself with felicity — er drückt sich sehr glücklich aus

the felicity of the expression — die glückliche Wahl des Ausdrucks

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felicity s
1. Glück(seligkeit) n(f)
2. Wohltat f, Segen m
3. a) glücklicher Einfall
b) glücklicher Griff
c) treffender Ausdruck
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n.
Glück nur sing. n.

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