felicitous
11felicitous — fe•lic•i•tous [[t]fɪˈlɪs ɪ təs[/t]] adj. 1) well suited for the occasion; apt; appropriate: a felicitous speech of acceptance[/ex] 2) pleasant: a felicitous occasion[/ex] • Etymology: 1725–35 fe•lic′i•tous•ly, adv. fe•lic′i•tous•ness, n …
12felicitous — felicitously, adv. felicitousness, n. /fi lis i teuhs/, adj. 1. well suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman s felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease. 2. having a special ability for suitable …
13felicitous — adjective /fəˈlɪsɪtəs/ a) Well fitting, happening at the right time. This sentence is grammatical, it is just not felicitous. b) Working out well. Syn: appropriate, opportune, apt, fortunate …
14felicitous — See felicitous, fortuitous, fortunate …
15felicitous — fe|li|ci|tous [fıˈlısıtəs] adj formal or literary well chosen and suitable ▪ a felicitous choice of candidate …
16felicitous — [fɪ lɪsɪtəs] adjective well chosen or appropriate: a felicitous phrase. ↘pleasing. Derivatives felicitously adverb felicitousness noun …
17felicitous — adjective formal well chosen and suitable: a felicitous choice of candidate felicitously adverb …
18felicitous, fortuitous, fortunate — Felicitous means well suited, apt, appropriate : The speaker s felicitous joke put the audience in a jovial mood. Fortuitous means accidental, produced by chance, lucky : Our meeting today on the street is fortuitous. A typical success story is… …
19felicitous — Synonyms and related words: Ciceronian, Demosthenian, Demosthenic, Tullian, a propos, ad rem, adapted, advantageous, advisable, affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, articulate, auspicious,… …
20felicitous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. happy, well chosen, pertinent, apt, pat, neat. See agreement, elegance, success. Ant., inapt, unfortunate. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. appropriate, apt, well chosen; see fit 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
