Felicities

/fəˈlɪsɪtiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of felicity; instances of happiness, good fortune, or things that are well-suited and appropriate.

Etymology

From Old French felicite, from Latin felicitas (happiness, fruitfulness, prosperity). The plural preserves the Latin stem and adds the English plural -ies for words ending in -y.

Kelly Says

Medieval writers used 'felicities' to describe those perfect, lucky moments when everything aligns—it's more poetic than 'happinesses' because it carries a sense of divine blessing or perfect timing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አደ häle
a-de ha-le
ARالعربية
تهنئة (Tahnīyat)
ta-hni-yaht
BNবাংলা
অনুবাদ (Anubad)
a-nu-ba-d
CACatalà
felicitats
fe-li-si-tats
CSČeština
gratulace
grat-u-la-ce
DADansk
lykønskeder
ly-ko-ns-ke-der
DEDeutsch
Glückwünsche
glook-vuns-eh
ELΕλληνικά
ευχές (Efchès)
ef-cheh-s
ESEspañol
felicitaciones
fe-li-si-ta-syohn-es
FAفارسی
تبریک (Tabrik)
ta-brik
FISuomi
onnittelut
on-nit-te-lut
FRFrançais
félicitations
fe-li-si-ta-syohn
GUGU
આનંદ (Aanand)
aa-nan-d
HAHA
murnya
mur-nya
HEעברית
מזל טוב (Mazal Tov)
ma-zal tov
HIहिन्दी
शुभकामनाएँ (Shubhkamnayen)
shoobh-kam-na-yen
HUMagyar
szép üdvözlet
shep oo-dvoo-zlet
IDBahasa Indonesia
selamat
se-la-mat
IGIG
efe
e-fe
ITItaliano
congratulazioni
kon-gra-tchu-la-tsyoh-nee
JA日本語
おめでとう (Omedetou)
oh-me-deh-toh
KKKK
қабылдау (Kabyldau)
ka-byl-dau
KMKM
ប្រគុំ (Prek)
prehk
KO한국어
축하 (Chukha)
chuk-ha
MRMR
शुभेच्छा (Shubheccha)
shoobh-e-ch-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
tahniah
tah-nee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်တို့ ကျွန်တော်တို့
kyun-taw-toht kyun-taw-toht
NLNederlands
felicitaties
fe-li-si-ta-teez
NONorsk
gratulasjoner
grat-u-la-syo-ner
PAPA
ਸੁખ (Suk)
sokh
PLPolski
gratulacje
grat-u-la-ch-ye
PTPortuguês
felicidades
fe-li-si-da-des
RORomână
felicitări
fe-li-chi-ta-ri
RUРусский
Поздравления (Pozdravleniya)
poz-drah-vlen-ee-ya
SVSvenska
gratulationer
grat-u-la-tsyoh-ner
SWKiswahili
pongezi
pon-ge-zi
TAதமிழ்
축하합니다 (Chuhahamnida)
chu-ha-ham-ni-da
TEతెలుగు
చంద్రుడు (Chandrudu)
chan-dru-du
THไทย
แสดงความยินดี (Saneh khwam yin dee)
sa-neh kwan yin dee
TLTL
pagbati
pa-gba-ti
TRTürkçe
tebrikler
teh-brik-ler
UKУкраїнська
поздравляю (Pozdravlаю)
poz-drah-vlay-u
URاردو
مبارک (Mubarak)
mu-bar-ak
VITiếng Việt
Lời chúc mừng
lo-ree chook meung
YOYO
ṣeṣe
sheh-she
ZH中文
祝贺 (Zhù hè)
jyu-hè
ZUZU
uhlu
oo-loo

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