confelicity

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English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin con- (with) +‎ fēlīcitās (happiness)

Noun

confelicity (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Pleasure in another's happiness.
    Antonym: schadenfreude
    • 2002, Edward Cline, Sparrowhawk, Book Two: Hugh Kenick, MacAdam/Cage, →ISBN, page 191:
      "It is the first time, is it not? Well, it is my earnest hope that this repast augurs the foundation of a mutual confelicity between us."
    • 2020, Òscar Prieto-Flores, Jordi Feu, editors, Mentoring Children and Young People for Social Inclusion, Routledge, →ISBN:
      This capacity of demonstrating confelicity which is experiencing joy in seeing the happiness and success of others can be seen as an important characteristic of youth mentoring relationships.

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