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The state of being very happy.
I was in a state of felicity as I blew out the candles on my birthday cake.
ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French felicite, from Latin felicitas, from felix, felic- ‘happy.’ |
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Agreeable, pleasurable or suitable.
The beach was congenial today; not too hot, not too cold.
“1620s, "kindred, sympathetic," from L. com- "together" + genialis "of birth," thus, "kindred" . Sense of "agreeable" is first recorded 1711. “ |
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Dreadful, or very distasteful.
The situation in Haiti is atrocious.
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin atrox, atroc- ‘cruel’ + -ious |
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Bulging.
The frog’s eyes were huge and bulbous. They looked as though they were about to pop out!
“1570s, "pertaining to a bulb," from bulb + -ous. Meaning "bulb-shaped" is recorded from 1783.” |
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A rolled up or coiled condition.
The wires were in a circular convolution on the ground.
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin convolutio(n-), from convolvere ‘roll together’ (see convolve ). |
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