felicitous

== English == === Etymology === From felicity +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /fəˈlɪsɪtəs/ Hyphenation: fe‧li‧cit‧ous === Adjective === felicitous (comparative more felicitous, superlative most felicitous) Characterized by felicity. Antonyms: infelicitous, unfelicitous Appropriate, apt, fitting. Synonyms: opportune, (dialectal or obsolete) wealful Auspicious, fortunate, lucky. Causing happiness or pleasure. (linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context. Antonym: infelicitous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== felicity ==== Translations ==== === References ===