felicity
gb/fɪlˈɪsɪti/ us/fɪlˈɪsɪti/
C1
انگلیسی
~ 8000
boldogság, fogalmazókészség, telitalálat, sikerességi feltétel
اسم
C1
LITERARY
1
boldogság
A1
الگوی کاربرد:
a state of [felicity] in [area of life]
After years of struggle, they finally enjoyed a period of pure domestic felicity.
Éveknyi küzdelem után végre a tiszta családi boldogság időszakát élvezhették.
The poem describes the quiet felicity of a summer afternoon by the lake.
A vers a tónál töltött nyári délután csendes boldogságát írja le.
He spoke of his years in the village with an air of gentle felicity.
For a brief moment, she felt a felicity she had never known before.
Their life together was not without trouble, but there were long stretches of real felicity.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The couple lived in great felicity after their wedding.
Az esküvőjük után nagy boldogságban éltek.
She remembered the felicity of her childhood holidays by the sea.
Felidézte a gyermekkori tengerparti nyaralások boldogságát.
He found real felicity in his simple life in the country.
The book ends with an image of peace and felicity.
They wished their friends a lifetime of love and felicity.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes use "felicity" in casual conversation instead of more natural words like "happiness" or "joy". In modern English, "felicity" sounds literary or formal and is more common in written texts. It is also sometimes confused with "facility" (meaning ease or a building) because the words look similar but have very different meanings.
معنی
great happiness or joy
ترکیبهای رایج
domestic felicity
|marital felicity
|conjugal felicity
|perfect felicity
|state of felicity
هممعنیها
bliss (Suggests perfect, often calm happiness, and is more common in everyday modern use.)
متضادها
misery (Describes a state of great unhappiness and suffering, the emotional opposite of felicity.)
موضوعها
emotions
|relationships
|literature
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
A feeling of very strong, deep happiness.
A state of very great happiness, often one that seems complete and peaceful.
اسم
C1
FORMAL
2
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone]'s felicity in [speaking/writing/choosing words]
The lecturer's felicity of expression made a complex subject easy to follow.
Az előadó kiváló fogalmazókészsége miatt a bonyolult téma is könnyen követhető volt.
Reviewers praised the novelist's felicity with words and subtle humor.
A kritikusok dicsérték a regényíró kiváló szóhasználatát és finom humorát.
Despite his deep knowledge, he lacked the felicity of expression needed to reach a wide audience.
Her speech was short but marked by great felicity of expression.
The essay shows moments of real felicity in its description of everyday life.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The teacher has a special felicity of expression when she explains hard ideas.
A tanárnőnek különleges fogalmazókészsége van, amikor nehéz gondolatokat magyaráz el.
The writer is famous for his felicity with words.
Az író híres a kiváló szóhasználatáról.
Because of her felicity of expression, people enjoy her talks.
He has knowledge but not much felicity of expression.
The article is short but has real felicity of expression.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse "felicity of expression" with "facility of expression". "Felicity" here means especially good, fitting expression; "facility" means ease or fluency, not necessarily quality. Also, this sense is usually used in formal or written contexts, often with "of expression" or "with words"; using it without these phrases can sound odd.
معنی
skill in choosing effective words
ترکیبهای رایج
felicity of expression
|felicity with words
|linguistic felicity
|verbal felicity
|stylistic felicity
هممعنیها
eloquence (Emphasizes fluent, persuasive speaking or writing; not just good word choice but also power to move people.)
متضادها
awkwardness (Refers to clumsy or uncomfortable use of language, the opposite of smooth and effective expression.)
موضوعها
communication
|art
|literature
|education
تعریف
The natural ability to say or write things in a very clear and nice way.
A natural skill for choosing the most suitable and effective words or expressions, especially in speaking or writing.
اسم
C2
FORMAL
3
telitalálat
B2
الگوی کاربرد:
the felicities of [style/design/writing]
The novel is full of small felicities of style that reward slow, careful reading.
A regény tele van apró stiláris telitalálatokkal, amelyek meghálálják a lassú, figyelmes olvasást.
Among the film's many felicities are its quiet humor and delicate use of color.
A film sok telitalálata közé tartozik a visszafogott humora és a színek finom használata.
Critics often point to these brief dialogues as the chief felicities of the play.
The architect's design has its flaws, but its structural felicities are undeniable.
He read the passage aloud, enjoying its many verbal felicities.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The book has many small felicities of style.
A könyvben sok apró stiláris telitalálat van.
One of the film's felicities is its soft, warm light.
A film egyik telitalálata a lágy, meleg fényvilága.
We discussed the felicities and problems of the new design.
The poem is short but has several real felicities.
Her report was clear, but it had few felicities of style.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may think "felicity" in this sense always means general happiness. Here it refers to specific good features, usually in writing, art, or design. It is often used in the plural as "felicities", and typically in reviews or critical writing.
معنی
pleasing, especially apt feature
ترکیبهای رایج
felicities of style
|stylistic felicities
|one of the felicities
|many small felicities
|felicities of design
هممعنیها
charm (Suggests a pleasing quality that attracts or delights; less formal and more general than "felicity" in this sense.)
متضادها
flaw (A damaging weakness or mistake in something, the opposite of a particularly good and pleasing detail.)
موضوعها
art
|communication
|arts_entertainment
تعریف
A small part of something, especially writing or art, that is very good, nice, or well chosen.
A particular detail, phrase, or feature in something, especially in writing, art, or design, that is especially effective and pleasing.
اسم
C2
TECHNICAL
4
الگوی کاربرد:
the felicity conditions for [a speech act]
Austin introduced the notion of felicity conditions to explain when performative utterances succeed or fail.
Austin a sikerességi feltételek fogalmát annak magyarázatára vezette be, hogy a performatív megnyilatkozások mikor sikerülnek és mikor vallanak kudarcot.
The paper argues that apologies have distinct felicity conditions from other remedial acts.
A tanulmány amellett érvel, hogy a bocsánatkérések sikerességi feltételei eltérnek más jóvátételi aktusokétól.
A promise made by someone without authority lacks the felicity required to take effect.
Understanding the felicity conditions of directives is crucial for analyzing classroom interaction.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
In pragmatics, students learn about felicity conditions for promises and orders.
A pragmatikában a diákok az ígéretek és utasítások sikerességi feltételeiről tanulnak.
If the felicity conditions are not met, a speech act can fail.
Ha a sikerességi feltételek nem teljesülnek, a beszédaktus meghiúsulhat.
The teacher asked them to list the felicity conditions for an apology.
The article explains the felicity conditions needed for a marriage ceremony to be valid.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes think "felicity" here still means happiness. In linguistics and philosophy, it is a technical term about when a speech act works correctly in its social context, not about emotion.
معنی
conditions for successful speech acts
ترکیبهای رایج
felicity conditions
|pragmatic felicity
|conditions of felicity
|test of felicity
هممعنیها
appropriateness (A general word for being suitable to a context; in this technical sense it refers to the match between a speech act and its context.)
متضادها
infelicity (In this technical context, an "infelicity" is a failure of the conditions for a speech act, so it is the direct opposite of felicity.)
موضوعها
linguistics
|philosophy
|academia
|science
|communication
تعریف
In linguistics, the rules and conditions that must be true so that a sentence like a promise or order really works in real life.
In linguistics and philosophy of language, the set of conditions that must be met for a speech act to be appropriate and effective in a given context.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
felicity
IPA
GB/fɪlˈɪsɪti/
US/fɪlˈɪsɪti/
هجاها و تکیه
fe - li - city (۳ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (li)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: felicity
- Plural: felicities, felicity
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
felicities
noun
Advanced or less common
felicitous
adjective
felicitously
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
infelicity
noun
infelicitous
adjective
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