Meanings
plural salutations
- countableuncountableThe act of greeting.
Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a. Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…] Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj. A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.
1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 550 - countableobsoleteuncountableQuickening; excitement.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsalutatio“a greeting, a wishing health to”
- Old Frenchsalutacion
- Middle Englishsalutacioun
- Englishsalutation
From Middle English salutacioun, from Old French salutacion, from Latin salutatio (“a greeting, a wishing health to”), from saluto (“wish one’s health, greet”), from salus (“well-being”). Compare the Latin greeting salve (literally “be well”).
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian поздрав
- поздрав (pozdrav)act of greeting
Finnish tervehdys, tervehtiminen
- tervehdysact of greeting
- tervehtiminenact of greeting
- tittelititle
French titre
- titretitle
German Begrüßung, Titel
- Begrüßungact of greeting
- Titeltitle
Hungarian köszöntés, cím
- köszöntésact of greeting
- címtitle
Italian saluto
- salutoact of greeting
Latin salūtātiō
- salūtātiōact of greeting
Māori mānawatanga
- mānawatangaact of greeting
Polish pozdrowienie, powitanie
- pozdrowienieact of greeting
- powitanieact of greeting
- tytułtitle
Romanian salut, salutare
- salutact of greeting
- salutareact of greeting
Russian приве́тствие, обраще́ние
- приве́тствие (privétstvije)act of greeting
- обраще́ние (obraščénije)act of greeting
- ти́тул (títul)title
- зва́ние (zvánije)title
Scottish Gaelic fàilte
- fàilteact of greeting
Spanish salutación, saludación
- salutaciónact of greeting
- saludaciónact of greeting
- saludoact of greeting
Tagalog pagbati, pagsaludo
- pagbatiact of greeting
- pagsaludoact of greeting
- pagpugayact of greeting
- titulotitle
- pamagattitle
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with salutation
Cite this entry
salutation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salutation
“salutation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salutation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salutation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salutation.
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