felicitousness

felicitousness
fe·lic·i·tous·ness

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  • felicitousness — fe*lic i*tous*ness n. a pleasing and appropriate manner or style, especially of expression. Syn: felicity. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • felicitousness — index expedience, timeliness Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Felicitousness — Felicitous Fe*lic i*tous, a. Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skillful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate. [1913 Webster] Felicitous words and images. M. Arnold. {Fe*lic i*tous*ly}, adv. {Fe*lic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • felicitousness — noun see felicitous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • felicitousness — See felicitously. * * * …   Universalium

  • felicitousness — noun The state or condition of being felicitous …   Wiktionary

  • felicitousness — noun pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) • Syn: ↑felicity • Ant: ↑infelicity (for: ↑felicity) • Derivationally related forms: ↑felicitous, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • felicitous — adjective Date: 1789 1. very well suited or expressed ; apt < a felicitous remark > 2. pleasant, delightful < felicitous weather > Synonyms: see fit • felicitously adverb • felicitousness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Theodor Gaster — Theodor Herzl Gaster (1906 1992) was a British born American Biblical scholar known for work on comparative religion, mythology and the history of religions. He is noted for his book, The Dead Sea Scriptures , about the Dead Sea Scrolls as well… …   Wikipedia

  • felicitous — 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 …   Universalium

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