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Felicity

The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good.

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Appropriateness 76% connected

The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Spirit 76% connected

Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 4

Beatification 76% connected

The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased p…

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Beatitude 76% connected

Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.

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Blessedness 76% connected

The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss; heavenly joys; the favor of God.

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Radiance 76% connected

Alt. of Radiancy

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Felicitous 74% connected

Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate.

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Felicitous 74% connected

Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate.

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Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Happy 74% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Happy 74% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Felicitous 66% connected

Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate.

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Felicitous 66% connected

Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate.

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Happy 66% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

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Happy 66% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

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Infelicitous 66% connected

Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition;…

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Infelicitous 66% connected

Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition;…

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Unhappy 66% connected

Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn.

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Unhappy 66% connected

Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn.

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Synonym 1

Happiness 92% connected

Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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