INFELICITY


Meaning of INFELICITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -sə-tē ]

noun

( plural -ties )

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

Date: 1617

1. : the quality or state of being infelicitous

2. : something (as a word or phrase) that is infelicitous

minor infelicities

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.