infelicity (Meaning)
infelicity (n)
inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
infelicity (n.)
The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; want of suitableness or appropriateness.
That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech.
Synonyms & Antonyms of infelicity
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- felicitousness
- bearing
- materiality
- relevancy
- pertinence
- pertinence
- suitableness
- relevance
- materiality
- admissibility
- applicability
- relevancy
- connection
- fittingness
- connection
- admissibility
- appositeness
- fittingness
- applicability
- felicitousness
- suitableness
- appositeness
- properness
- bearing
- properness
- relevance
infelicity Sentence Examples
- The infelicity of the politician's remarks caused a public outcry.
- The couple's infelicity in communicating led to a serious misunderstanding.
- The infelicity of weather forecasts can make planning outdoor events risky.
- The author's infelicity of expression obscured the true meaning of the text.
- The infelicity of the situation made it difficult to find a solution.
- The infelicity of timing could not have been worse.
- The infelicity of the gift caused embarrassment and awkwardness.
- The infelicity of the judge's ruling was met with widespread condemnation.
- The infelicity of the investigation left many unanswered questions.
- The infelicity of the translation made the original text almost incomprehensible.
FAQs About the word infelicity
inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretched
wrongness, incorrectness, unfitness, irrelevance, improperness, impropriety, inaptness, meaninglessness,inappropriateness, undesirability
seemliness, fitness, seemliness, aptness, appropriateness, appropriateness, aptness, suitability, correctness, propriety
The infelicity of the politician's remarks caused a public outcry.
The couple's infelicity in communicating led to a serious misunderstanding.
The infelicity of weather forecasts can make planning outdoor events risky.
The author's infelicity of expression obscured the true meaning of the text.
