different between attractive vs felicitous
attractive
English
Etymology
From Middle French attractif, from Late Latin attractivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t?ækt?v/
- Rhymes: -ækt?v
Adjective
attractive (comparative more attractive, superlative most attractive)
- Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
- Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
- That's a very attractive offer.
- Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of the opposite sex.
- He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
Synonyms
- (causing attraction): magnetic
- (having the ability to charm): See Thesaurus:attractive
- (pleasing or appealing to the senses): See Thesaurus:beautiful
Antonyms
- (having the power of charming): repulsive, ugly
- (pleasing or appealing to the senses): repulsive, ugly
- unattractive
Hyponyms
Related terms
Translations
References
- attractive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- attractive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- attractive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.t?ak.tiv/
Adjective
attractive
- feminine singular of attractif
Latin
Adjective
attract?ve
- vocative masculine singular of attract?vus
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felicitous
English
Etymology
From felicity +? -ous.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /f??l?s?t?s/
- Hyphenation: fe?li?cit?ous
Adjective
felicitous (comparative more felicitous, superlative most felicitous)
- Characterized by felicity.
- Antonyms: infelicitous, unfelicitous
- Appropriate, apt, fitting.
- Synonyms: opportune, (dialectal or obsolete) wealful
- Auspicious, fortunate, lucky.
- Causing happiness or pleasure.
- (linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.
- Antonym: infelicitous
Derived terms
Related terms
- felicity
Translations
References
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