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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Infelicity \In`fe*lic"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Infelicities}. [L.
infelicitas: cf. F. inf['e]licit['e]. See {In-} not, and
{Felicity}.]
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1. The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness;
misery; wretchedness; misfortune; lack of suitableness or
appropriateness. --I. Watts.
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Whatever is the ignorance and infelicity of the
present state, we were made wise and happy.
--Glanvill.
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2. That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is
infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech.
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