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Definitions

felicitous

[fi-lis-i-tuhs] / fɪˈlɪs ɪ təs /
ADJECTIVE
appropriate, suitable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apt opportune propitious telling
WEAK
applicable apposite apropos convincing fit fitting germane happy inspired just meet neat pat pertinent proper relevant seasonable timely well-chosen well-timed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inauspicious unsuitable
WEAK
improper inappropriate infelicitous inopportune unfitting untimely

Example Sentences

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What he called “the felicitous expression of ideas” mattered more to him than academic point-scoring.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

A win for this film would be nothing less than felicitous in a post-#MeToo Hollywood.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2023

This winter, by some felicitous coincidence, the Wheel of Fortune has delivered two delightful books about Alison.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023

Eleven time zones away at Pebble Beach, that felicitous meeting of land and sea, Monahan professes not to be overly concerned with what’s going on in Saudi Arabia.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022

Thus I begin my record once more, in hopes of more felicitous issue.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.