well-wishing

adjective

Extending good wishes.

“When he arrived home, he was already expected by his well-wishing neighbours.”

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felicitous
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Meanings

adjectivewell-wishing (comparative more well-wishing, superlative most well-wishing)

comparative more well-wishing · superlative most well-wishing

  1. Extending good wishes.

    When he arrived home, he was already expected by his well-wishing neighbours.

nounwell-wishing (plural well-wishings)

plural well-wishings

  1. An act of extending good wishs to someone else.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of well-wish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveextending good wishes for success

Similar
felicitous
Also see
felicitous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish onnitteleva, onnittelu
  • onnittelevaextending good wishes
  • onnitteluact of extending good wishes
Polish życzliwy, życzliwość
  • życzliwyextending good wishes
  • życzliwośćact of extending good wishes
Cite this entry
APA

well-wishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-wishing

MLA

“well-wishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-wishing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well-wishing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-wishing.

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