What does felicitous mean?
Felicitous means Characterized by felicity..
Felicitous
/fəˈlɪsɪtəs/ · adjective
Meaning
Characterized by felicity..
Definitions by Sense
- Characterized by felicity.
- (linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.
Example Sentences
This sentence is grammatical; it is just not felicitous.
The aim of this paper is to compare rst [rhetorical structure theory], sdrt [segmented discourse representation theory] and discourse dependency dags [directed acyclic graphs] with respect to the following question: do these formalisms allow the representation of all the discourse structures which correspond to felicitous discourses and exclude those which correspond to infelicitous discourses?
Synonyms for felicitous
Antonyms for felicitous
Related Words
Word Forms
- more felicitous
- most felicitous
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for felicitous?
Common synonyms include cool, happy, fortunate, well-turned.
What is the opposite of felicitous?
Possible antonyms include infelicitous, sponge.
How do you use felicitous in a sentence?
This sentence is grammatical; it is just not felicitous.
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