felicitous

[US]/fəˈlɪsɪtəs/
[UK]/fəˈlɪsɪtəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. passende eller velegnet, især i ord eller handlinger
n. passendehed eller egnethed

Phrases & Collocations

a felicitous remark

en lykkelig kommentar

felicitous timing

lykkeligt timingen

felicitous decision

en lykkelig beslutning

Example Sentences

the view was the room's only felicitous feature.

udsigten var det eneste lyksalige træk ved værelset.

a felicitous comparison.See Synonyms at fit 1

en lyksalig sammenligning. Se synonymer ved fit 1

a felicitous comment. See also Synonyms at adapt

en passende kommentar. Se også Synonymer på adapt

Nationalization is a word which is neither very felicitous nor free from ambiguity.

Nationalisering er et ord, der hverken er særlig lyksaligt eller frit for tvetydighed.

Real-world Examples

So Jobs, in his felicitous way, convinced the guy to meet him and Wozniak at a public place.

Så Jobs, på sin heldsvarende måde, overbeviste manden om at møde ham og Wozniak på et offentligt sted.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

The three were eating breakfast on the terrace, a thousand and one felicitous birds in the garden trees.

De tre spiste morgenmad på terrassen, tusind og et heldsvarende antal fugle i havetræerne.

Source: 00600 Advanced English

The felicitous word " demise, " which had seasonably occurred to him, had raised his spirits even above their usual evening pitch.

Det heldsvarende ord " demise, " som havde forekommet ham passende, havde hævet hans ånd lige over deres sædvanlige aftenhøjde.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

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