infelicity

[ in-fuh-lis-i-tee ]

/ ˌɪn fəˈlɪs ɪ ti /

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noun, plural in·fe·lic·i·ties for 3, 5.

the quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness.

misfortune; bad luck.

an unfortunate circumstance; misfortune.

inaptness, inappropriateness, or awkwardness, as of action or expression.

something inapt or infelicitous: infelicities of style.

Origin of infelicity

1350–1400; Middle English infelicite<Latin infēlīcitās.See in-³, felicity

Words nearby infelicity

infective, infective embolism, infective endocarditis, infecund, infelicitous, infelicity, infer, inference, inferencing, inferential, inferential statistics

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Example sentences from the Web for infelicity

No impropriety or infelicity had been permitted to mar the smooth texture of its surface.
Theodore Roosevelt and His Times|Harold Howland
Senator Boompointer, unconscious of any infelicity in his interruption, was calmly waiting.
Clarence|Bret Harte
The heart now grew sometimes to be trembling and irresolute, and the soul to have its visions of infelicity.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3)|James Athearn Jones
And in his infelicity and in his resentment against Rachel he savoured it all not without pleasure.
The Price of Love|Arnold Bennett

But it will involve us in great difficulties and infelicity to be now deprived of them.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4|American Anti-Slavery Society

British Dictionary definitions for infelicity

infelicity

/ (ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being unhappy or unfortunate

an instance of bad luck or mischance; misfortune

something, esp a remark or expression, that is inapt or inappropriate

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单词	infelicity
释义	infelicity [ in-fuh-lis-i-tee ] / ˌɪn fəˈlɪs ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR infelicity ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural in·fe·lic·i·ties for 3, 5. the quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness. misfortune; bad luck. an unfortunate circumstance; misfortune. inaptness, inappropriateness, or awkwardness, as of action or expression. something inapt or infelicitous: infelicities of style. Origin of infelicity 1350–1400; Middle English infelicite<Latin infēlīcitās.See in-³, felicity Words nearby infelicity infective, infective embolism, infective endocarditis, infecund, infelicitous, infelicity, infer, inference, inferencing, inferential, inferential statistics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for infelicity No impropriety or infelicity had been permitted to mar the smooth texture of its surface. Theodore Roosevelt and His Times\|Harold Howland Senator Boompointer, unconscious of any infelicity in his interruption, was calmly waiting. Clarence\|Bret Harte The heart now grew sometimes to be trembling and irresolute, and the soul to have its visions of infelicity. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3)\|James Athearn Jones And in his infelicity and in his resentment against Rachel he savoured it all not without pleasure. The Price of Love\|Arnold Bennett But it will involve us in great difficulties and infelicity to be now deprived of them. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4\|American Anti-Slavery Society British Dictionary definitions for infelicity infelicity / (ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtɪ) / noun plural -ties the state or quality of being unhappy or unfortunate an instance of bad luck or mischance; misfortune something, esp a remark or expression, that is inapt or inappropriate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to infelicity affliction, disappointment, hardship, misadventure, inconvenience, discomfort, mishap, cataclysm, calamity, debacle, bad luck, setback, misery, tribulation, disadvantage, tragedy, adversity, catastrophe, grief, woe
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infelicity

noun, plural in·fe·lic·i·ties for 3, 5.

Origin of infelicity

Words nearby infelicity

Example sentences from the Web for infelicity

British Dictionary definitions for infelicity

noun plural -ties

Words related to infelicity