felice

== Interlingua == === Adjective === felice (comparative plus felice, superlative le plus felice) happy; fortunate == Italian == === Alternative forms === filice (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fēlīcem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /feˈli.t͡ʃe/ Homophone: Felice Rhymes: -itʃe Hyphenation: fe‧lì‧ce === Adjective === felice m or f by sense (plural felici, superlative felicissimo) happy (contented) Antonym: infelice glad Synonym: lieto blessed, lucky Synonym: fortunato Antonym: sfortunato (obsolete) an epithet given by monarchs to their states and subjects (figurative) appropriate, apt, happy Synonyms: appropriato, opportuno Antonyms: inappropriato, inopportuno (obsolete or literary) fertile, fruitful Synonyms: fecondo, fertile Antonyms: infecondo, infertile, sterile ==== Derived terms ==== felicemente ==== Related terms ==== felicità felicitare felicitazione ==== Descendants ==== → Esperanto: feliĉa → Sardinian: felitze === References === === Further reading === felice in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [feːˈliː.kɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [feˈliː.t͡ʃe] === Adjective === fēlīce ablative masculine/feminine singular of fēlīx == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fe‧li‧ce === Adjective === felice m or f (plural felices) archaic form of feliz === Further reading === “felice”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “felice”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /feˈliθe/ [feˈli.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /feˈlise/ [feˈli.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -iθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ise (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: fe‧li‧ce === Adjective === felice archaic form of feliz === Further reading === “felice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025