felicitousness
- noun
- /fəˈlɪsɪtəsnəs/
- Formal
:
oportunidad
- The felicitousness of her speech captivated the entire audience.
Examples
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The speaker's felicitousness made the event enjoyable.
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His writing lacks the felicitousness that makes a story truly memorable.
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Critics praised the felicitousness of his word choices in the novel.
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Her felicitousness in choosing words impressed everyone.
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The felicitousness of her speech captivated the entire audience.
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Critics praised the felicitousness of his word choices in the novel.
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Her felicitousness in choosing words impressed everyone.
Synonyms
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1.7
A pleasant quality that makes people like a person or place
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2.0
A pleasing, beautiful look that makes people admire it
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8.0
A pleasing way of expressing thoughts or feelings
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3.7
A quality that makes people feel great pleasure
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
felicitousness = felicitous (transparent) = felicit + ous + ness
The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'felicitous' by the productive suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
Felicitousness comes from the Latin root felix meaning 'happy' and is the same root behind the English word felicity, which means pleasant happiness. So felicitousness is the quality of being 'happy' or well chosen for the situation — language or actions that are pleasing and exactly right.