[Middle English infelicite, from Latin īnfēlīcitās, from īnfēlīx, īnfēlīc-, unhappy : in-, not; see in-1 + fēlīx, happy; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
In`fe*lic"i*ty\, n.; pl. Infelicities. [L. infelicitas: cf. F. inf['e]licit['e]. See In- not, and Felicity.]1. The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; want of suitableness or appropriateness. --I. Watts. Whatever is the ignorance and infelicity of the present state, we were made wise and happy. --Glanvill. 2. That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech.
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