Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

felicitology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fe-lic-i-tol-o-gy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of being happy.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: felicity

Usage

Questions

What does felicitology mean?: The scientific study of being happy.
Where does felicitology come from?: From felicit(y) + -ology. Coined by Otto Neurath.

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