infelicity

noun in·fe·lic·i·ty \-sə-tē\

plural in·fe·lic·i·ties

Definition of INFELICITY

: the quality or state of being infelicitous

: something (as a word or phrase) that is infelicitous <minor infelicities>

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Origin of INFELICITY

Middle English infelicite unhappiness, from Latin infelicitas, from infelic-, infelix unhappy, from in- + felic-, felix fruitful — more at feminine

First Known Use: 1617

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Synonyms: improperness, impropriety, inappositeness, inaptness, incorrectness, inappropriateness, unfitness, wrongness

Antonyms: appositeness, appropriateness, aptness, correctness, felicitousness, felicity, fitness, fittingness, properness, propriety, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness

Rhymes with INFELICITY

authenticity, catholicity, domesticity, eccentricity, elasticity, electricity, historicity, multiplicity, specificity, synchronicity

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