different between pleasurable vs felicitous
pleasurable
English
Etymology
From pleasure +? -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pl?????b?l/
Adjective
pleasurable (comparative more pleasurable, superlative most pleasurable)
- That gives pleasure
- The massage was a pleasurable experience.
- c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers
- Planting of orchards is very […] pleasurable.
- 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury:
- At Rome every Pleasurable Female pays a Julio per Week to the Church […]
Synonyms
- (giving pleasure): nice, pleasant, pleasing
Derived terms
Related terms
- pleasure
- please
Translations
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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
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