felicitation

[fi-lis-i-tey-shuhn]

noun

1. an expression of good wishes; congratulation.

Other Word Forms

• self-felicitation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of felicitation¹

First recorded in 1700–10; felicitate + -ion

Example Sentences

Geetha P was travelling from the southern state of Kerala to national capital Delhi to attend a felicitation function for winners of the Florence Nightingale award for nurses.

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Barbados snipped its link to the monarchy and became fully independent last year, to felicitations from Elizabeth and Charles.

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Before hanging up, he stopped himself from uttering the felicitations typical in Russia this time of year.

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India offered no felicitations to Beijing on the centenary celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party last week which Indian media described as another sign of its unhappiness.

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But they are afraid to publicly offer their felicitations or acknowledge her historic achievement, for fear of incurring Trump's wrath.

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Related Words

• admiration 
• adulation 
• applause 
• blessing 
• commendation 
• courtesy 
• endorsement 
• homage 
• ovation 
• tribute