Meaning of laetitia | Babel Free
[ɫae̯ˈtɪ.ti.a]Definitions
joy, gladness, happiness, pleasure, delight
declension-1, feminine
Equivalents
Examples
“Plautus, Poenulus 5.4.114-116 (c. 190 BC)”
Gods and Goddesses all! I return you deservedly extreme thanks, for having blest me with this gladness so supreme and with these joys so great; as my daughters have returned to me and into my possession.
“Gellius, Noctes Atticae 2.27.3 (c. 175 AD)”
Is it not beyond the range of human capability to rejoice in bodily disfigurement? For joy is a certain exaltation of spirit, delighting in the realization of something greatly desired.
“Beda Venerabilis, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum 1.31 (c. 730 AD)”
For these who are disciples of the truth ought not to rejoice, save for that good thing which all men enjoy as well as they, and of which their enjoyment shall be without end.
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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