felicitationsnoun [ plural ]
uk/fəˌlɪs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃənz/us/fəˌlɪs.əˈteɪ.ʃənz/old-fashioned or humorousan expression used to wish someone happiness, or to praise or show approval:
May I offer my felicitations on your engagement.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- exalt
- extol
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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