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infelicity

Meaningmisfortune

Common meaning: misfortune or an awkward expression

Journey through time

  1. Latininfelicitas‘misfortune’source
  2. Old Frenchinfelicité‘misfortune’source
  3. Middle Englishinfelicitee‘misfortune’source
  4. Englishinfelicity‘misfortune or an awkward expression’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin infelicitas ‘misfortune’.

Roots

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