different between lucky vs felicitous

English

Pronunciation

• l?k??, IPA^(key): /?l?ki/
• Rhymes: -?ki

Etymology

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck +? -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, forntunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”).

Adjective

lucky (comparative luckier or more lucky, superlative luckiest or most lucky)

1. (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

   Synonyms: fortunate, successful; see also Thesaurus:lucky
2. Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

   Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, favorable, fortunate; see also Thesaurus:auspicious

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Translations

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)

1. Characterized by felicity.

   Antonyms: infelicitous, unfelicitous

   1. Appropriate, apt, fitting.

      Synonyms: opportune, (dialectal or obsolete) wealful
   2. Auspicious, fortunate, lucky.
   3. Causing happiness or pleasure.
2. (linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.

   Antonym: infelicitous

Derived terms

Related terms

• felicity

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