'Infelicities' definitions:

Definition of 'Infelicities'

From: GCIDE
  • Infelicity \In`fe*lic"i*ty\, n.; pl. Infelicities. [L. infelicitas: cf. F. inf['e]licit['e]. See In- not, and Felicity.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; lack of suitableness or appropriateness. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
  • Whatever is the ignorance and infelicity of the present state, we were made wise and happy. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech. [1913 Webster]

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