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infelicity Definition

in·fe·lic·ity (in′fə lisə tē)

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being infelicitous
  2. pl. -·ties something infelicitous; unsuitable or inapt remark, action, etc.

Etymology: L infelicitas < infelix, unfortunate: see in- & felicity

infelicity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • style: Perhaps the infelicities of style previously mentioned are a result of the book being translated from the original Klingon.

Converse of object

  • correct: Finally, the amendments correct an infelicity in the drafting of the recital.

Adjective modifier

  • occasional: Despite the occasional stylistic infelicity and the overuse of the first person singular, Nettle writes well.
  • stylistic: Despite the occasional stylistic infelicity and the overuse of the first person singular, Nettle writes well.
  • minor: Occasional slips or minor infelicities of style or register mishaps tolerable, but nothing revealing serious ignorance.
  • grammatical: Picking children up on their accent or pronunciation or on perceived grammatical infelicities - the oral equivalent of the red pen treatment!

Preposition: in

  • protocol: There are many infelicities in the protocol underlying NFS.
infelicity Quotes

: Cover her face; mine eyes dazzle: she died young. : I think not so; her infelicity Seemed to have years too many.

—Webster,John