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"Felicitous" and "felicity" trace back through Old French to the Latin word felix, meaning "happy, fortunate, or fruitful."
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Part of speech:
The word "felicitous" is semi-common, very positive, and very formal. Pick it when you want to call special attention to a situation in which all the pieces have wonderfully and luckily fallen into place, or to a person who has said or created something with an astoundingly effective use of language, music, or some other art.
"The American poet and writer Maggie Smith exudes a beatific warmth, so it seemed apt — a felicitous pairing of author and venue — that her recent book tour included an evening at a Brooklyn church."
Explain the meaning of "felicitous" without saying "fortunate" or "serendipitous."
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Opposites of FELICITOUS include
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