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felicitous

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /fəˈlɪsɪtəs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F IH0 L IH1 S AH0 T AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Characterized by felicity.

Appropriate, apt, fitting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: opportune, wealful

Antonyms: infelicitous, unfelicitous

2

adj

Meaning 2

Characterized by felicity.

Auspicious, fortunate, lucky.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: infelicitous, unfelicitous

3

adj

Meaning 3

Characterized by felicity.

Causing happiness or pleasure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: infelicitous, unfelicitous

4

adj

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • This sentence is grammatical; it is just not felicitous.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: infelicitous

5

adjective

Meaning 5

exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a felicitous speaker

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: infelicitous

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

marked by good fortune

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a felicitous life
  • a happy outcome

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: happy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From felicity + -ous.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: тапҡыр (tapqır) — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Bashkir: үткер (ütker) — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Bulgarian: уместен (umesten) — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Dutch: gepast — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Dutch: opportuun — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Dutch: passend — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Esperanto: feliĉa — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Georgian: შესაფერი (šesaperi) — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Georgian: მარჯვე (marǯve) — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Georgian: სანდო (sando) — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Greek: επιτυχής (epitychís) — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Irish: tráthúil — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Japanese: 時宜に叶った — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Manx: traaoil — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Russian: уместный (umestnyj) — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Spanish: oportuno — appropriate, apt, fitting
  • Danish: heldig — causing happiness or pleasure
  • Esperanto: feliĉa — causing happiness or pleasure
  • Russian: уда́чный (udáčnyj) — causing happiness or pleasure
  • Dutch: gepast — (linguistics) semantically and pragmatically coherent
  • Dutch: passend — (linguistics) semantically and pragmatically coherent