In`fe*lic"i*ty (?), n.; pl.
Infelicities (#). [L. infelicitas: cf. F.
infélicité. 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.