felicitation

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noun

The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.

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congratulation
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Meanings

nounfelicitation (plural felicitations)

plural felicitations

  1. The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.

    The worthy Doctor, rejoicing at the information, determined to set off with all dispatch for the mansion of Mrs. Boville; there to tender in person his affectionate felicitations to Mrs. De Brooke on account of the delightful discovery of his being her cousin;[…]

    1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XXIV, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 310

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another

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congratulation
Broader
expressionverbal expressionverbalism

nounthe act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

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congratulation
Broader
speech act
Also see
congratulation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From felicitate + -ion.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with felicitation

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APA

felicitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/felicitation

MLA

“felicitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/felicitation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “felicitation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/felicitation.

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