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Word Wednesday: Felicitous


fe·lic·i·tous
adj \fi-ˈli-sə-təs\
Definition of FELICITOUS
1
: very well suited or expressed : apt felicitous remark>
2
: pleasant, delightful <felicitous weather>
— fe·lic·i·tous·ly adverb
— fe·lic·i·tous·ness noun
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Examples of FELICITOUS
  1. a felicitous combination of flavors
  2. felicitous accompaniment to dinner is provided by a harpist on weekends at the restaurant>
First Known Use of FELICITOUS
1789
Related to FELICITOUS
Synonyms: agreeable, blessed (also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, pleasant, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, tasty, welcome
Antonyms: disagreeable, pleasureless, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome

Use it in a sentence!
My, how felicitous to run into you on this fine day, good sir.
I do hope you have a felicitous rest of the day, fine lady.
The felicitous greetings were observed by onlookers with disdain.
The felicitous combination of pretzels and chocolate frosting makes my palate sing! 


What I love about this word is the sheer number of synonyms and antonyms if you go to its thesaurus page. The antonyms are particularly entertaining to me. Felicitous is such a pleasant sounding word, and as soon as you jump into the antonyms they are so violently opposite. The other thing I love about this word is that it is derived from felicity, which was the name of my favorite American Girl. She loved horses and she had red hair. Meg Ryan also mentions this word in You've Got Mail as being one of the reasons she loves Pride and Prejudice. I can't fault her there.

 

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