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Telicity vs Felicity - What's the difference?

telicity | felicity |

As a noun telicity

is (linguistics) the property of a verb or verb phrase that presents an action or event as being complete in some sense.

As a proper noun felicity is

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telicity

Noun

(telicities)
  • (linguistics) The property of a verb or verb phrase that presents an action or event as being complete in some sense.
  • felicity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Happiness.
  • *
  • Apt and pleasing style in writing, speech, etc.
  • Something that is either a source of happiness or particularly apt.
  • (Semiotics/semiology) Reproduction of a sign with fidelity. eg. "The quotation was rendered with felicity."
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 7, author=Joshua Ferris, title=Table for Two, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=The season’s main attraction, the felicities of the sun, dimmed in the light of our competition and our growing friendliness. }}

    Antonyms

    * (happiness) infelicity

    Derived terms

    * felicific * felicitate * felicitation * felicitous