Word Meanings - ELICITATION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The act of eliciting. Abp. Bramhall.

ELICITATION
The act of eliciting. Abp. Bramhall.
ELICIT
Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. "An elicit act of equity." Jer. Taylor.
ELICITATE
To elicit.
FELICITATE
Made very happy. I am alone felicitate In your dear highness' love. Shak.
FELICITY
1. The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good. Our own felicity we make or find. Johnson. Finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity. Book of Common Prayer. 2. That which promotes happiness;
INFELICITOUS
Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.
EVANGELICITY
Evangelicism.
INFELICITY
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.
FELICITOUS
Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate. Felicitous words and images. M. Arnold. -- Fe*lic"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Fe*lic"i*tous*ness, n.
FELICITATION
The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.