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Meaning of "felicitous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FELICITOUS

felicitous  [fɪˈlɪsɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FELICITOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Felicitous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FELICITOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

felicitous

Happiness

Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious, and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources. Various research groups, including positive psychology, endeavor to apply the scientific method to answer questions about what "happiness" is, and how it might be attained. It is of such fundamental importance to the human condition that "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" were deemed to be unalienable rights by the United States Declaration of Independence. The United Nations declared 20 March the International Day of Happiness to recognise the relevance of happiness and wellbeing as universal goals. In 2014 Happy became the anthem and inspired clips from around the world.

Definition of felicitous in the English dictionary

The first definition of felicitous in the dictionary is well-chosen; apt. Other definition of felicitous is possessing an agreeable style. Felicitous is also producing or marked by happiness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FELICITOUS


acetous
ˈæsɪtəs
apparatus
ˌæpəˈreɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
complicitous
kəmˈplɪsɪtəs
duplicitous
djuːˈplɪsɪtəs
emeritus
ɪˈmɛrɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
impetus
ˈɪmpɪtəs
infelicitous
ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtəs
necessitous
nɪˈsɛsɪtəs
oversolicitous
ˌəʊvəsəˈlɪsɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
solicitous
səˈlɪsɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
Tacitus
ˈtæsɪtəs
tinnitus
ˈtɪnɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs
unsolicitous
ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FELICITOUS

feldspathic
feldspathoid
feldspathose
felicia
felicific
felicitate
felicitation
felicitations
felicitator
felicities
felicitously
felicitousness
felicity
felid
feline
felinely
felineness
felinity
Felixstowe
fell

WORDS THAT END LIKE FELICITOUS

acclivitous
alacritous
ancipitous
calamitous
circuitous
compositous
declivitous
fatuitous
fortuitous
gratuitous
halitous
heteroclitous
iniquitous
momentous
obliquitous
precipitous
pyritous
serendipitous
spiritous
strepitous
vomitous

Synonyms and antonyms of felicitous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FELICITOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «felicitous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of felicitous

Translation of «felicitous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FELICITOUS

Find out the translation of felicitous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of felicitous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «felicitous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恰当
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

feliz
570 millions of speakers

English

felicitous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परम सुखी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موفق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удачным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afortunada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মনোরম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heureux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Felicitous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

glücklich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

裕福な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교묘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Felicitous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vui vẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூறவியலாது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सन्माननीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mutlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

felice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trafny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вдалим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fericită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευτυχής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gelukkige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lyckad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

felicitous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of felicitous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FELICITOUS»

The term «felicitous» is normally little used and occupies the 119.186 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FELICITOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «felicitous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «felicitous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about felicitous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FELICITOUS»

Discover the use of felicitous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to felicitous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Felicitous space: the imaginative structures of Edith ...
Judith Fryer's study of novelists Edith Wharton and Willa Cather is a rich examination of the actual and imagined spaces women inhabit, perceive, and create.
Judith Fryer, 1986
2
Queer Optimism: Lyric Personhood and Other Felicitous ...
Recovering the forms of positive affect that queer theory has jettisoned, Snediker insists that optimism must itself be taken beyond conventional tropes of hope and futurity and reimagined as necessary for critical engagement.
Michael D. Snediker, 2009
3
Language Processing in Discourse: A Key to Felicitous ...
This book argues that language systems determine language use to a greater extent than is generally assumed.
Monika Doherty, 2003
4
The cat lover's book of fascinating facts: a felicitous look ...
Facts and bits of feline trivia provide information on cat owners and their pets, famous cats, superstitions and myths, feline behavior and history, and other curiosities
Ed Lucaire, 1997
5
The Happiness of the Pursuit: Felicitous Episodes Along the Way
However, his tales of work and play and humorous incidents along the way, at home and abroad, give this book its special sparkle.
Ted Lamont, 2005
6
The Constitution of Power: A Theoretical Analysis of Power, ...
As might be expected, the use of the felicitous/infelicitous distinction works admirably with regard to commands.9 People who have the power to give orders are actors who find themselves issuing commands which are taken up by others as ...
Mark Haugaard, 1997
7
Transgression in Swahili Narrative Fiction and its Reception
On the other hand, it is downgraded to a pale imitation of the former, which prompted the expression 'felicitous borrowings' (David Damrosch 2003: 7). In this expression, the adjective 'felicitous' is not used in its original sense of wellchosen or ...
Rémi Armand Tchokothe, 2014
8
The Nasirean Ethics
]ob the Prophet); and if such a person should pass away in the midst of that tribulation, men do not count him felicitous. If this be so, one cannot call men felicitous so long as their state at their lives' end be not known; but such an argument is ...
Nasir ad-Din Tusi, 2011
9
New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence: Joint JSAI 2005 ...
NRL interpretation of K([N]F) consists of a felicitous condition and a content description. (1) NRL Interpretation schema for focus (A) Felicitous condition: S presupposes 1 and (2a or 2b), where 1. H believes that K(somethingk). 2a. H does not ...
Takashi Washio, 2006
10
Situation Theory and Its Applications
Both (9b) and (9e) are clearly felicitous responses: (9b) ostends to the answer ' John Dean committed the crime'; (9e) does not ostend to an answer. What of (9c) and (9d)? (9c) is, I would claim, a semantically felicitous response which is, ...
Robin Cooper, Jon Barwise, Center for the Study of Language and Information (U.S.), 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FELICITOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term felicitous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cross-Border Shootings as a Test Case for the Extraterritorial Fourth …
And given the Ninth Circuit's somewhat more felicitous approach to extraterritorial constitutional rights, this strikes me as a more than decent ... «Just Security, Jul 15»
2
Never Say Die – SELF/LESS from Science-Fiction to -Fact
But this thought-provoking psychological thriller also raises fundamental and felicitous ethical questions about extending life beyond its natural ... «Brain Blogger, Jul 15»
3
Bengaluru police wants people to livestream videos of crimes using …
Reddi, who started tweeting last July , has 2.83 lakh followers on his handle @CPBlr, earning him a felicitous reputation of being "Twitter-happy ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
4
Not over? Alabama Supreme Court should reject marriage decision …
"Justice Smith reasoned [that] resistance to overreaching federal power both flows from and is felicitous to a solemn oath to uphold the U.S. ... «Christian Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service is a World's Largest …
These patients are accommodated as shortly as possible, nonetheless are felicitous on some-more claim priority 1 and 2 patients preceding ... «HeartZine, Jul 15»
6
How To Engineer Serendipity
... the most valuable kind of ideas — the hunches locked inside our skulls until a felicitous combination of circumstances sets them free. Mayer's ... «TIME, Jul 15»
7
Parents outraged as McDonald's Minions toys swear at their kids
... including Happy Meals that come with a Minions toy, a form of corporate synergy as felicitous as McDonald's and not paying people for their ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
8
Bill of Fare: Chubby's American Grill
Chubby's American Grill features a felicitous menu of options done right, from skyscraper burgers to a manhole cover-sized combo platter ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
9
Discovering southern Italy's lush wine regions
The root of the English word “felicitous” is the Latin felix, signifying that something is fit or proper, especially in the sense of being “fortunate.”. «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
10
Winner on the Tradition Round of the 2015 ITT
... and has maintained its massive following in the world by the grace of God, manifested in felicitous and various leadership throughout history, ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

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