Meaning
unhappy
- unfortunate
In a sentence
Da solo in casa, mi sento infelice.
Home alone, I feel unhappy.
Perché sembri così infelice oggi?
Why do you seem so unhappy today?
È stato un infelice errore di stampa.
It was an unfortunate printing mistake.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| infelice | masculine · singular |
| infelice | feminine · singular |
| infelici | masculine · plural |
| infelici | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use infelice for both emotional unhappiness and an unfortunate choice or outcome; context decides. Felice only covers happiness, not 'fortunate' in all cases.
- For temporary sadness, triste is often more natural. Infelice sounds broader, deeper, or more literary when describing a person.
- With things like decisione, scelta, espressione, infelice means ill-judged or awkward, not emotionally unhappy.