INFELICITY


Meaning of INFELICITY in English

|in+ noun

Etymology: Middle English infelicite, from Latin infelicitas, from infelic-, infelix unfortunate, unhappy (from in- in- (I) + felic-, felix fruitful, happy) + -itas -ity — more at feminine

1. : the quality or state of being infelicitous:

a. : unhappiness , wretchedness , misfortune

confusion and infelicity of her emotions — Elinor Wylie

b. : lack of suitableness or appropriateness

2. : something (as an act or word) that is infelicitous

examined for infelicities before printing — E.P.Cheyney

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.