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2. That which promotes happiness; a
successful or gratifying event; prosperity; blessing.

the felicities of her wonderful
reign.

3. A pleasing faculty or accomplishment; as,
felicity in painting portraits, or in writing or
talking. "Felicity of expression." Bp.
Warburton.

Syn. -- Happiness; bliss; beatitude; blessedness;
blissfulness. See Happiness.

Fe"line (?), a. [L. felinus, fr.
feles, felis, cat, prob. orig., the fruitful: cf. F.
félin. See Fetus.] 1.
(Zoöl.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus
Felis, or family Felidæ; as, the feline race;
feline voracity.

2. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy;
treacherous; as, a feline nature; feline
manners.

||Fe"lis (?), n. [L., cat.]
(Zoöl.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, including
the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, panther, and similar
animals.


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