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infelicity
in·fe·lic·i·ty I0127500 (ĭn′fĭ-lĭs′ĭ-tē)n. pl. in·fe·lic·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being infelicitous.2. Something inappropriate or unpleasing.
[Middle English infelicite, from Latin īnfēlīcitās, from īnfēlīx, īnfēlīc-, unhappy : in-, not; see in-1 + fēlīx, happy; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]infelicity (ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. the state or quality of being unhappy or unfortunate2. an instance of bad luck or mischance; misfortune3. something, esp a remark or expression, that is inapt or inappropriatein•fe•lic•i•ty (ˌɪn fəˈlɪs ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. the quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness. 2. misfortune; bad luck. 3. an unfortunate circumstance. 4. inaptness or inappropriateness, as of action or expression. 5. something infelicitous: infelicities of prose style. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | infelicity - inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)inappropriateness, unworthiness - the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting; "he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person"; "his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness"felicitousness, felicity - pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) |
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Antonyms for infelicitynoun inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)Related Words- inappropriateness
- unworthiness
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