湖边社【每日一词】felicitous - adj. （措词等）恰当的，贴切的；善于措辞的；得体的
Definition: adjective
1: very well suited or expressed : APT
a felicitous remark
handled the delicate matter in a most felicitous manner
2: PLEASANT, DELIGHTFUL
felicitous weather
The ride through the countryside is a felicitous journey for city people.
felicitously adverb
felicitousness noun
Synonyms
agreeable,blessed,blest,congenial,darling,delectable,delicious,delightful,dreamy,dulcet,enjoyable,good,grateful,heavenly,jolly,luscious,nice,palatable,pleasant,pretty,satisfying,savoury,sweet,tasty,welcome
Choose the Right Synonym for felicitous
FIT, SUITABLE, MEET, PROPER, APPROPRIATE, FITTING, APT, HAPPY, FELICITOUS mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance.
FIT stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action.
fit for battle
SUITABLE implies an answering to requirements or demands.
clothes suitable for camping
MEET suggests a just proportioning.
meet payment
PROPER suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.
proper acknowledgement
APPROPRIATE implies eminent or distinctive fitness.
an appropriate gift
FITTING implies harmony of mood or tone.
a fitting end
APT connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination.
apt quotations
HAPPY suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate.
a happy choice of words
FELICITOUS suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful.
a felicitous phrase
Examples of felicitous in a Sentence
a felicitous combination of flavors
a felicitous accompaniment to dinner is provided by a pianist on weekends at the restaurant
The Austria-set show, running through Sept. 3, is also a felicitous pairing with the Central European wonderland that is downtown Leavenworth, a vacation destination decked out entirely in old-world Bavarian architecture.—Zachary Pincus-Roth, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
This winter, by some felicitous coincidence, the Wheel of Fortune has delivered two delightful books about Alison.—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
Some of Sondheim’s best jokes are swallowed up in the imbalance between singers and orchestra, a situation exacerbated by a perhaps unanticipated and more felicitous problem: the audiences’ frequent boisterous response.—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023