v. t. [ L. felix happy + -fy. ] To make happy; to felicitate. [ Obs. ] Quarles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. felicitatus, p. p. of felicitare to felicitate, fr. felix, -icis, happy. See felicity. ] Made very happy. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I am alone felicitate
In your dear highness' love. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Felicitated p. pr. & vb. n. felicitating. ] [ Cf. F. féliciter. ] 1. To make very happy; to delight. [ 1913 Webster ]

What a glorious entertainment and pleasure would fill and felicitate his spirit. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To express joy or pleasure to; to wish felicity to; to call or consider (one's self) happy; to congratulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every true heart must felicitate itself that its lot is cast in this kingdom. W. Howitt.

Syn. -- See Congratulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. félicitation. ] The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skillful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Felicitous words and images. M. Arnold.

-- Fe*lic"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Fe*lic"i*tous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a pleasing and appropriate manner or style, especially of expression.
Syn. -- felicity. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Felicities [ OE. felicite, F. félicité, fr. L. felicitas, fr. felix, -icis, happy, fruitful; akin to fetus. ] 1. The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our own felicity we make or find. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity. Book of Common Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which promotes happiness; a successful or gratifying event; prosperity; blessing. [ 1913 Webster ]

the felicities of her wonderful reign. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws; a member of the Felidae.
Syn. -- feline. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals, including the cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; and saber-toothed tigers.
Syn. -- family Felidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. felinus, fr. feles, felis, cat, prob. orig., the fruitful: cf. F. félin. See Fetus. ] 1. (Zool.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family Felidæ; as, the feline race; feline voracity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a feline nature; feline manners. [ 1913 Webster ]