Associations to the word «Felicific»
Wiktionary
FELICIFIC, adjective. (rare) (chiefly philosophy) Of, pertaining to, or producing pleasure or happiness.
FELICIFIC CALCULUS, noun. (historical) (philosophy) (economics) A quasi-mathematical technique proposed by 19th-century utilitarian ethical theorists for determining the net amount of happiness, pleasure, or utility resulting from an action, sometimes regarded as a precursor of cost-benefit analysis.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.