infelicidad

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnfēlīcitātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /infeliθiˈdad/ [ĩɱ.fe.li.θiˈð̞að̞] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /infelisiˈdad/ [ĩɱ.fe.li.siˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: in‧fe‧li‧ci‧dad

Noun

infelicidad f (plural infelicidades)

1. unhappiness

   Synonym: tristeza

2. misfortune

   Synonyms: infortunio, desgracia

Related terms

• infeliz

Further reading

• “infelicidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025