Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Participation in the joy of others; sympathy.
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- noun rare Pleasure in another's happiness.
Etymologies
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From the Latin prefix con-, from cum (with) + the Latin felicitas, meaning happiness.
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whichbe commented on the word confelicity
Pleasure in other's happiness. Perhaps this is the opposite of the accursed schadenfreude.
May 16, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word confelicity
lovely word. Added!
May 16, 2008
gangerh commented on the word confelicity
Added. Predictably.
May 16, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the word confelicity
Added. Thanks, whichbe!
May 16, 2008