felicitous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /fəˈlɪsətəs/ UK /fɪˈlɪsɪtəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
well-chosen or apt; pleasingly suitable

Her felicitous phrasing captured the mood perfectly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · well-chosen or apt;... apt fitting appropriatewell-chosensuitable apposite fortunate happy

Opposites

inapt inappropriate awkward infelicitous unfortunate

Word family

Forms felicitously

Derived forms felicitouslyfelicitousness

Related forms felicity felicitatefelix

Etymology

From 'felicity' + the adjectival suffix '-ous'. 'Felicity' is from Latin 'fēlīcitās' ('happiness, good fortune'), from 'fēlīx' ('happy, fortunate, fruitful').

fēlīcitās Latin fēlīx Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# felicitous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /fəˈlɪsətəs/
**IPA (UK):** /fɪˈlɪsɪtəs/

## Meanings
1. well-chosen or apt; pleasingly suitable

## Examples
- Her felicitous phrasing captured the mood perfectly.

## Synonyms
- apt
- fitting
- appropriate
- well-chosen
- suitable
- apposite
- fortunate
- happy

## Antonyms
- inapt
- inappropriate
- awkward
- infelicitous
- unfortunate

## Derived Forms
- felicitously
- felicitousness

## Related Forms
- felicity
- felicitate
- felix

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fēlīcitās
- Root: fēlīx

## Etymology
From 'felicity' + the adjectival suffix '-ous'. 'Felicity' is from Latin 'fēlīcitās' ('happiness, good fortune'), from 'fēlīx' ('happy, fortunate, fruitful').

## AI Etymology
Felicitous comes from 'felicity' + the adjectival suffix '-ous'. 'Felicity' is from Latin 'fēlīcitās' ('happiness, good fortune'), from 'fēlīx' ('happy, fortunate, fruitful'). The historical trail runs through Latin fēlīcitās and Latin fēlīx. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means well-chosen or apt; pleasingly suitable. Derived formations include felicitously, felicitousness; related forms include felicity, felicitate, felix.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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