Canadian English Meaning of infelicity

misfortune

Other Canadian English words related to misfortune

Definitions and Meaning of infelicity in English

Wordnet

infelicity (n)

inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

Webster

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.

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misfortune

inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretched

incorrectness,Unfitness,wrongness,Improperness,impropriety,inappropriateness,ineptitude,Irrelevance,meaninglessness,undesirability

Appropriateness,aptness,correctness,happiness,Fitness,propriety,correctness,seemliness,suitability,admissibility

infelicitously => unfortunately, infelicitous => infelicitous, infelicities => infelicities, infeeble => weaken, infecundous => infecund,