INFELICITY

Meaning of INFELICITY in English

[in.fe.lic.i.ty] n, pl -ties [ME infelicite unhappiness, fr. L infelicitas, fr. infelic-, infelix unhappy, fr. in- + felic-, felix fruitful--more at feminine] (1617) 1: the quality or state of being infelicitous

2: something that is infelicitous

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

INFELICITY — ínfelicití
English interlingue dictionary
INFELICITY — noun (plural -ties) see: feminine Date: 1617 the quality or state of being infelicitous, something (as a word or phrase) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INFELICITY — |in+ noun Etymology: Middle English infelicite, from Latin infelicitas, from infelic-, infelix unfortunate, unhappy (from in- in- (I) + felic-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INFELICITY — (n.) That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech.
Английский словарь Webster
INFELICITY — (n.) The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; want of suitableness or appropriateness.
Английский словарь Webster
INFELICITY — ( n. ) The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; want of suitableness or appropriateness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INFELICITY — ( n. ) That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INFELICITY — /in'feuh lis"i tee/ , n. , pl. infelicities for 3, 5. 1. the quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INFELICITY — n. unhappiness; misfortune; something that is out of place; lack of suitability, inappropriateness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
INFELICITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Etymology: Middle English infelicite unhappiness, from Latin infelicitas, from infelic-, infelix unhappy, from in- + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INFELICITY — noun that (as an act, word, expression, ·etc.) which is infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech. 2. infelicity ·noun the state …
Webster English vocab
INFELICITY — ■ noun ( plural infelicities ) 1》 an act or thing that is inapt or inappropriate, especially a remark or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
INFELICITY — infelicit|y BrE AmE ˌɪn fə ˈlɪs ət |i ˌ•fɪ-, ˌ•fe-, -ɪt i AmE \ -ət̬ |i ▷ infelicit|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
INFELICITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a inaptness of expression etc. b an instance of this. 2 a unhappiness. b a misfortune. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INFELICITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a inaptness of expression etc. b an instance of this. 2 a unhappiness. b a misfortune. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INFELICITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a inaptness of expression etc. b an instance of this. 2 a unhappiness. b a misfortune. …
Oxford English vocab
INFELICITY — [noun] [C usually plural] [formal or humorous]The short piece was full of mistakes and verbal infelicities (= unsuitable expressions).
Cambridge English vocab
INFELICITY — Synonyms and related words : Gothicism, abnormality, aching heart, agony, agony of mind, anguish, anomaly, antiphrasis, bad taste, bale, barbarism, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
INFELICITY — n. 1. Unhappiness, wretchedness, misery, misfortune, calamity, ill-luck. 2. Unfavorableness, unfortunate state. 3. Inappropriateness, unsuitableness, unfitness, awkwardness, bad taste.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
INFELICITY — n. 25B6; noun MISTAKE, error, blunder, slip, lapse, solecism.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
INFELICITY — сущ. 1) беда, несчастье, неудача that pure infelicity which accompanies some people in their walk through life ≈ то явное …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INFELICITY — Несчастье
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
INFELICITY — infelicity.ogg ͵ınfıʹlısıtı n книжн. 1. несчастье, невезение there has been so much infelicity in his life - в его жизни …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INFELICITY — сущ.1) беда, несчастье, неудача that pure infelicity which accompanies some people in their walk through life — то явное невезение, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
INFELICITY — (n) невезение; несвоевременное замечание; несчастье; неудачное выражение
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
INFELICITY — n книжн. 1. несчастье, невезение there has been so much ~ in his life - в его жизни столько неудач …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
INFELICITY — n книжн. 1. несчастье, невезение there has been so much infelicity in his life - в его жизни столько неудач …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
INFELICITY — n. несчастье, неуместное замечание, погрешность, неудачное выражение, неудача
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
INFELICITY — сущ. 1) беда, несчастье, неудача that pure infelicity which accompanies some people in their walk through life — то явное …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
INFELICITY — сущ. 1) беда, несчастье, неудача that pure infelicity which accompanies some people in their walk through life — то явное невезение, которое …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
INFELICITY — сущ. 1) беда, несчастье, неудача that pure infelicity which accompanies some people in their walk through life ≈ то явное …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
INFELICITY — n. Pronunciation: -s ə -t ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -ties Etymology: Middle English infelicite unhappiness, from Latin infelicitas, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
INFELICITY — n. несчастье, неуместное замечание, погрешность, неудачное выражение, неудача
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
INFELICITY — _n. 1> несчастье 2> погрешность; the infelicities of style - стилистические погрешности
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
INFELICITY — n. 1. несчастье 2. погрешность; the infelicities of style - стилистические погрешности
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
INFELICITY — несчастье погрешность
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
INFELICITY — _n. 1> несчастье 2> погрешность; the infelicities of style стилистические погрешности
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
INFELICITY — несчастье
English-Russian Online Dictionary
INFELICITY — несчастье, погрешность
English-Russian vocab

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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