Meanings
plural congratulations · alternative gratulation
- countableuncountableThe act of congratulating.
a short speech of congratulation
1 more example
May I present my warmest congratulations?
Synonyms: congratulating
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of congratulating.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
noun(usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincongrātulātiō
- Middle Frenchcongratulation
- Middle Englishcongratulacion
- Englishcongratulation
From Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its etymon Latin congrātulātiō, from congrātulor (“to congratulate”). By surface analysis, congratulate + -ion.
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَهْنِئَة
- تَهْنِئَة (tahniʔa)act of congratulating
Bulgarian поздравле́ние, чести́тка
- поздравле́ние (pozdravlénie)act of congratulating
- чести́тка (čestítka)act of congratulating
Catalan felicitació, congratulació
- felicitacióact of congratulating
- congratulacióact of congratulating
Chinese Mandarin 祝賀 /祝贺
- 祝賀 /祝贺 (zhùhè)act of congratulating
Czech gratulace, blahopřání
- gratulaceact of congratulating
- blahopřáníact of congratulating
Danish gratulation
- gratulationact of congratulating
Dutch gelukwens, felicitatie
- gelukwensact of congratulating
- felicitatieact of congratulating
Esperanto gratulo
- gratuloact of congratulating
Finnish onnittelu, onnitteleminen
- onnitteluact of congratulating
- onnitteleminenact of congratulating
French félicitation
- félicitationact of congratulating
German Glückwunsch, Beglückwünschung
- Glückwunschact of congratulating
- Beglückwünschungact of congratulating
- Gratulationact of congratulating
Hebrew ברכה
- ברכהact of congratulating
Hindi शुभकामना, शुभेच्छा
- शुभकामना (śubhkāmnā)act of congratulating
- शुभेच्छा (śubhecchā)act of congratulating
- अभिनंदन (abhinandan)act of congratulating
Hungarian gratuláció, jókívánság
- gratulációact of congratulating
- jókívánságact of congratulating
- szerencsekívánatact of congratulating
Italian congratulazione, complimento
- congratulazioneact of congratulating
- complimentoact of congratulating
- felicitazioneact of congratulating
Japanese お祝い, 祝賀
- お祝い (oiwai)act of congratulating
- 祝賀 (shukuga)act of congratulating
Korean 축하
- 축하 (chukha)act of congratulating
Latin grātulātiō
- grātulātiōact of congratulating
Norwegian Bokmål gratulasjon
- gratulasjonact of congratulating
Persian مبارک باد, خجسته باد
- مبارک باد (mobârak bâd)act of congratulating
- خجسته باد (xojaste bâd)act of congratulating
Polish gratulacje
- gratulacjeact of congratulating
Portuguese parabenização, felicitação
- parabenizaçãoact of congratulating
- felicitaçãoact of congratulating
Romanian felicitare
- felicitareact of congratulating
Russian поздравле́ние
- поздравле́ние (pozdravlénije)act of congratulating
Scottish Gaelic meal-a-naidheachd, co-ghàirdeachas
- meal-a-naidheachdact of congratulating
- co-ghàirdeachasact of congratulating
Slovak gratulácia, blahoželanie
- gratuláciaact of congratulating
- blahoželanieact of congratulating
Spanish felicitación, congratulación
- felicitaciónact of congratulating
- congratulaciónact of congratulating
- enhorabuenaact of congratulating
- parabiénact of congratulating
- plácemeact of congratulating
Swahili hongera
- hongeraact of congratulating
Swedish gratulation, lyckönskan
- gratulationact of congratulating
- lyckönskanact of congratulating
- lyckönskningact of congratulating
Turkish tebrik
- tebrikact of congratulating
Ukrainian привіта́ння, повіншува́ння
- привіта́ння (pryvitánnja)act of congratulating
- повіншува́ння (povinšuvánnja)act of congratulating
- віншува́ння (vinšuvánnja)act of congratulating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with congratulation
Cite this entry
congratulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congratulation
“congratulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congratulation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “congratulation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congratulation.
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