infelicity

(in′fə lisə tē)

noun

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

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

See infelicity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. in·fe·lic·i·ties
  1. The quality or condition of being infelicitous.
  2. Something inappropriate or unpleasing.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English infelicite

Origin: , from Latin īnfēlīcitās

Origin: , from īnfēlīx, īnfēlīc-, unhappy

Origin: : in-, not; see in-1

Origin: + fēlīx, happy; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots

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