felicific

fe·li·cif·ic

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fee-luh-sif-ik]
- /ˌfi ləˈsɪf ɪk/
- /fˌelɪsˈɪfɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fee-luh-sif-ik]
- /ˌfi ləˈsɪf ɪk/

Definitions of felicific word

adjective felicific causing or tending to cause happiness. 1
noun felicific Relating to or promoting increased happiness. 1
adjective felicific making or tending to make happy 0
adjective felicific producing or tending to produce happiness 0

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Origin of felicific

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; < Latin fēlīci- (stem of fēlīx) happy + -fic

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Parts of speech for Felicific

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Felicific

felicific popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

felicific usage trend in Literature

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