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felicitations

fe·lic·i·ta·tion
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fi-lis-i-tey-shuh n]
    • /fɪˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən/
    • /fəˌlɪs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃənz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fi-lis-i-tey-shuh n]
    • /fɪˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of felicitations word

  • noun felicitations an expression of good wishes; congratulation. 1
  • noun felicitations Words expressing praise for an achievement or good wishes on a special occasion. 1
See all 2 definitions of felicitations

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Origin of felicitations

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; felicitate + -ion

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Parts of speech for Felicitations

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Felicitations

felicitations popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for felicitations

noun felicitations

  • hail — to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
  • luck — Polish name of Lutsk.
  • admiration — Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing.
  • applause — Applause is the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands to show approval.
  • commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
All 53 Synonyms of felicitations

Antonyms for felicitations

noun felicitations

  • commiseration — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
  • condolences — an expression of sympathy to a person who has been bereaved
  • criticism — the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
  • disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
All 23 Antonyms of felicitations

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