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felicitation
felicitationcongratulation; an expression of good wishes: Felicitations on your graduation. Not to be confused with:facilitation – making easy or less difficult; assisting the progress of: The facilitation of your move will be made by the students.fe·lic·i·ta·tion F0071000 (fĭ-lĭs′ĭ-tā′shən)n.1. The act of expressing joy or acknowledgment, as for the achievement or good fortune of another.2. often felicitations An expression of such joy or acknowledgment.felicitation (fɪˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən) n a rare word for congratulationfe•lic•i•ta•tion (fɪˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən) n. an expression of good wishes; congratulation. [1700–10] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | felicitation - (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another; "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage"congratulationplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than oneverbal expression, verbalism, expression - the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours" | | 2. | felicitation - the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebrationcongratulationspeech act - the use of language to perform some act | Translationsfelicitation
Greetings and felicitationsAn emphatic and somewhat formal greeting. Greetings and felicitations! Thank you all so much for coming!See also: and, felicitation, GreetingGreetings and felicitations! and Greetings and Salutations!Hello and good wishes. (A bit stilted.) "Greetings and felicitations! Welcome to our talent show!" said the master of ceremonies. Bill: Greetings and salutations, Bob! Bob: Come off it, Bill. Can't you just say "Hi" or something?See also: and, Greetingfelicitation
Synonyms for felicitationnoun (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of anotherSynonymsRelated Words- plural
- plural form
- verbal expression
- verbalism
- expression
noun the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebrationSynonymsRelated Words |