infelicity
(noun) inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
infelicity (countable and uncountable, plural infelicities)
(uncountable) The condition of being infelicitous
(countable) Something that is infelicitous or inappropriate
• (condition): felicity
Source: Wiktionary
In`fe*lic"i*ty, n.; pl. Infelicities. Etym: [L. infelicitas: cf. F. infélicité. See In- not, and Felicity.]
1. The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; want of suitableness or appropriateness. I. Watts. Whatever is the ignorance and infelicity of the present state, we were made wise and happy. Glanvill.
2. That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
