FELICITOUS

felicitous

(adjective) exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; “a felicitous speaker”

felicitous, happy

(adjective) marked by good fortune; “a felicitous life”; “a happy outcome”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

felicitous (comparative more felicitous, superlative most felicitous)

Characterized by felicity.

Antonyms: infelicitous, unfelicitous

Appropriate, apt, fitting.

Synonyms: opportune, wealful (dialectal or obsolete)

Auspicious, fortunate, lucky.

Causing happiness or pleasure.

(linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.

Antonyms: grammatical, unfelicitous

Source: Wiktionary


Fe*lic"i*tous, a.

Definition: Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate. Felicitous words and images. M. Arnold.

– Fe*lic"i*tous*ly, adv.

– Fe*lic"i*tous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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