Meanings
plural commendations
- countableuncountableThe act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
win commendation
3 more examples
letter of commendation
official commendation
It would, of course, be absurd to say that Hegel's doctrine leads to the commendation of modern totalitarian states, but it would be less absurd than to say the same thing of positivism.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 402 - countableuncountableThat which is the ground of approbation or praise.
- countableuncountableAn award or recognition for performance; a medal.
The officer received a commendation for bravery.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincommendatio“recommendation, commendation”
- Old Frenchcommendacion“approval, praise”
- Middle Englishcommendacioun
- Englishcommendation
From Middle English commendacioun, from Old French commendacion (“approval, praise”), from Latin commendatio (“recommendation, commendation”), from commendare.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian препоръка, похвала
- препоръка (preporăka)act of commending; praise
- похвала (pohvala)message of affection or respect
Czech chvála
- chválaact of commending; praise
Finnish suositus, tervehdys
- suositusact of commending; praise
- tervehdysmessage of affection or respect
Hungarian dicséret
- dicséretact of commending; praise
Irish ardmholadh
- ardmholadhact of commending; praise
Italian elogio, encomio
- elogioact of commending; praise
- encomioact of commending; praise
Māori kupu hautoa
- kupu hautoamessage of affection or respect
Polish rekomendacja
- rekomendacjaact of commending; praise
Romanian lăudare, elogiere
- lăudareact of commending; praise
- elogiereact of commending; praise
- recomandareact of commending; praise
Russian благода́рность
- благода́рность (blagodárnostʹ)act of commending; praise
Spanish comendación, encomio
- comendaciónact of commending; praise
- encomioact of commending; praise
- recomendaciónact of commending; praise
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with commendation
Cite this entry
commendation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commendation
“commendation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commendation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commendation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commendation.
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