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felicitology

felicitology noun: the scientific study of being happy.

Noun

felicitology (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The scientific study of being happy.

Origin of felicitology

From felicit(y) + -ology. Coined by Otto Neurath.

Questions about felicitology

What does felicitology mean?
Felicitology means the scientific study of being happy.
What part of speech is felicitology?
Felicitology is a noun.

Words near felicitology in the dictionary

  1. felicitation
  2. felicitations
  3. felicitator
  4. felicitators
  5. felicities
  6. felicitology
  7. felicitous
  8. felicitously
  9. felicitousness
  10. felicity
  11. Felicius

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