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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
/fəˈlɪsɪtəs/
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CMU ARPABET:
F IH0 L IH1 S AH0 T AH0 S
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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
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
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
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
exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: infelicitous
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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
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