"infelicity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infelicities [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪsɪti Etymology: in- + felicity, from Latin infelicitas. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|felicity}} in- + felicity, {{uder|en|la|infelicitas}} Latin infelicitas Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} infelicity (countable and uncountable, plural infelicities)
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being infelicitous Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-infelicity-en-noun-QxxdIr6w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 79 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 90 10
  2. (countable) Something that is infelicitous or inappropriate Tags: countable Translations (Something that is infelicitous or inappropriate): злополучие (zlopolučie) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-infelicity-en-noun-sP9IRHvn Disambiguation of 'Something that is infelicitous or inappropriate': 9 91

Inflected forms

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