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Felicitous

Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate.

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Similar meaning 8

Congratulatory 84% connected

Expressive of sympathetic joy; as, a congratulatory letter.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Congratulatory 84% connected

Expressive of sympathetic joy; as, a congratulatory letter.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Fortunate 84% connected

Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Fortunate 84% connected

Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Gratulatory 84% connected

Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Gratulatory 84% connected

Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Happy 84% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Happy 84% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Derivationally related 4

Felicity 74% connected

The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Felicity 74% connected

The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Happiness 74% connected

Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Happiness 74% connected

Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Attribute 2

Felicity 66% connected

The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Felicity 66% connected

The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

See also 2

Happy 66% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Happy 66% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Synonym 1

Happy 92% connected

Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Infelicitous 94% connected

Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Infelicitous 94% connected

Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

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