Felicitous - English meaning

adjective

Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something.

Usage examples:

An apposite quotation

adjective

Suitable or proper in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

This isn't the appropriate time or place

verb

Take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.

Usage examples:

The accused had appropriated the property

Suitable for a particular person, place, or situation

preposition

With reference to; concerning.

Usage examples:

She remarked apropos of the initiative, ‘it's not going to stop the abuse’

adjective

Very appropriate to a particular situation.

Usage examples:

The composer's reference to child's play is apropos

adverb

Used to introduce something that is related to or connected with something that has just been said

Usage examples:

Apropos of i had an email from sally yesterday - apropos of which, did you send her that article?, …

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

noun

(as written abbreviation) an apartment.

Usage examples:

A minimalist one-bedroom apt. on the upper west side

adjective

Correct or right for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Chris’s apt comments summed up our opinions., this old roof is apt to leak when it rains., he was v…

noun

An act of choosing between two or more possibilities.

Usage examples:

The choice between good and evil

adjective

(especially of food) of very good quality.

Usage examples:

He picked some choice early plums

noun

An act of choosing; a decision

Usage examples:

[ c ] a difficult/easy choice, [ c ] when you’re trying to cut the budget deficit, you’ve got to ma…

adjective

In agreement or harmony.

Usage examples:

This explanation is congruous with earlier observations

adjective

The same as, or in agreement with, other facts or principles

Usage examples:

His conclusion is congruous with one previously drawn by mayer.

noun

A small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment.

Usage examples:

The wooden fittings were made of walnut

adjective

Suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper.

Usage examples:

A fitting reward

verb

Be of the right shape and size for.

Usage examples:

Those jeans still fit me

adjective

Relevant to a subject under consideration.

Usage examples:

That is not germane to our theme

adjective

Ideas or information that is germane to a particular subject or situation is connected with and important to it

Usage examples:

Her remarks could not have been more germane to the discussion.

adjective

Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.

Usage examples:

She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions

adjective

Relating directly to the subject being considered; relevant

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A pertinent question

adjective

Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.

Usage examples:

What small companies need is relevant advice

adjective

Related to a subject or to something happening or being discussed

Usage examples:

We turned over relevant documents to the investigating team., the relevance of railroads to the dev…

adjective

Right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

Usage examples:

These toys are not suitable for children under five

adjective

Being right or correct for a particular situation or person

Usage examples:

The book is suitable as a text for a course in beginning chemistry., the movie may not be suitable …

idiom

Expressing something very important or suitable for the subject being discussed

Usage examples:

Her comments on my work were very apt and to the point.