"infelicitous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/ [UK], /ˌɪn.fɪˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/ [UK], /ˌɪn.fɛlˈɪs.ɪ.təs/ [UK], /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/ [US], /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ə.təs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-infelicitous.wav Forms: more infelicitous [comparative], most infelicitous [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + felicitous. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|felicitous}} in- + felicitous Head templates: {{en-adj}} infelicitous (comparative more infelicitous, superlative most infelicitous)
  1. Unhappy or unfortunate. Synonyms (unhappy): sad Synonyms (unlucky): unlucky Translations (unhappy or unfortunate): злощастен (zloštasten) (Bulgarian), infeliç [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), desgraciat (Catalan), uheldig (Danish), onneton (Finnish), epäonninen (Finnish), infortuné (French), ungeschickt (German), unglücklich (German), ulykkelig (Norwegian), uheldig (Norwegian), nieszczęsny (Polish), niefortunny (Polish), nieudany [masculine] (Polish), несчастли́вый (nesčastlívyj) [masculine] (Russian), несча́стный (nesčástnyj) [masculine] (Russian), infortunado (Spanish), desventurado (Spanish), desgraciado (Spanish), infeliz (Spanish), desdichado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-infelicitous-en-adj-khWY2WeB Disambiguation of 'unhappy': 83 15 2 Disambiguation of 'unlucky': 90 8 1 Disambiguation of 'unhappy or unfortunate': 95 4 1
  2. Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done. Categories (topical): Pragmatics Translations (inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done): злополучен (zlopolučen) (Bulgarian), неудачен (neudačen) (Bulgarian), maldestre (Catalan), inadequat (Catalan), impropi (Catalan), uheldig (Danish), onneton (Finnish), surkea (Finnish), malheureux (French), maladroit (French), inadéquat (French), gauche (French), unglücklich (German), ungeschickt (German), uheldig (Norwegian), неуме́стный (neuméstnyj) [masculine] (Russian), неподходя́щий (nepodxodjáščij) [masculine] (Russian), неуда́чный (neudáčnyj) [masculine] (Russian), torpe (Spanish), impropio (Spanish), aciago (Spanish), inadecuado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-infelicitous-en-adj-FxJ8qsdb Disambiguation of Pragmatics: 3 61 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 77 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 25 50 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 79 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 77 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 80 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 65 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 63 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 72 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 68 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 75 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 68 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 12 65 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 62 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 73 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 74 20 Disambiguation of 'inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done': 2 92 6
  3. (linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: not semantically and pragmatically coherent. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-infelicitous-en-adj-vaKfp5Wu Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lamentable Derived forms: infelicitously, infelicitousness
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          "ref": "1953 December, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Performance and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 838:",
          "text": "My last run this month is an amazing performance of an \"A2/3\" Pacific, No. 60524, Herringbone (could there possibly be a more infelicitous name for a locomotive than this, let alone for the unhappy horse which first had to bear it?), […].",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1973, Bret Harte, “A Boy's Dog”, in Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Sketches:",
          "text": "If leading a \"dog's life\" be considered a peculiar phase of human misery, the life of a Boys' Dog is still more infelicitous.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Unhappy or unfortunate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Unhappy",
          "unhappy"
        ],
        [
          "unfortunate",
          "unfortunate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1909, William MacLeod Raine, “chapter 24”, in Ridgway of Montana:",
          "text": "\"Now, you've got just grounds for shooting me,\" he said gaily, and instantly regretted his infelicitous remark.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Inappropriate",
          "inappropriate"
        ],
        [
          "awkward",
          "awkward"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Linguistics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of a sentence or utterance: not semantically and pragmatically coherent."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "sentence",
          "sentence#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "utterance",
          "utterance"
        ],
        [
          "semantically",
          "semantically"
        ],
        [
          "pragmatically",
          "pragmatically"
        ],
        [
          "coherent",
          "coherent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: not semantically and pragmatically coherent."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪn.fɪˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪn.fɛlˈɪs.ɪ.təs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ə.təs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "unhappy",
      "word": "sad"
    },
    {
      "word": "lamentable"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unlucky",
      "word": "unlucky"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zloštasten",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "злощастен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "infeliç"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "desgraciat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "uheldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "onneton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "epäonninen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "infortuné"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "ungeschickt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "unglücklich"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "ulykkelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "uheldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "nieszczęsny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "niefortunny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nieudany"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesčastlívyj",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "несчастли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesčástnyj",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "несча́стный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "infortunado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "desventurado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "desgraciado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "infeliz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unhappy or unfortunate",
      "word": "desdichado"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zlopolučen",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "злополучен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neudačen",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "неудачен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "maldestre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "inadequat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "impropi"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "uheldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "onneton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "surkea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "malheureux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "maladroit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "inadéquat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "gauche"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "unglücklich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "ungeschickt"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "uheldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neuméstnyj",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неуме́стный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepodxodjáščij",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неподходя́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neudáčnyj",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неуда́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "torpe"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "impropio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "aciago"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done",
      "word": "inadecuado"
    }
  ],
  "word": "infelicitous"
}

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