commendation
UK/ˌkɒmənˈdeɪʃən/US/ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən/
commendation noun: the act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
Noun
commendation (countable and uncountable, plural commendations)
- The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
- letter of commendation
- official commendation
- That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
- A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.
- An award or recognition for performance; a medal.
- The officer received a commendation for bravery.
commendation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
commendation in Hindi
- commendation, encomium
- प्रशस्ति praśasti
commendation in Tamil
- புகழுரை, புகழாரம், புகழ்ச்சி
commendation in Marathi
- commendation, panegyric, praise
- वाखाण vākhāṇ
commendation in Urdu
- سنا, تعریف, توصیف
More languagesFewer languages
- commendation in Malayalam
- ശുപാർശ, ബഹുമാനിക്കൽ, പ്രശംസ, ശ്ലാഘ
- commendation in Kannada
- ತಾರೀಫು tārīphu
Examples of commendation in a sentence
- “Rightwing, but not feral,” is quite the commendation now.
- His personnel file, an inch thick with commendations, recounts hunches he played, good-cop bad-cop routines, shoot-outs with Glocks and Berettas.
- The nicotine in tobacco has been held to produce anaphrodisiac effects, in spite of such literary commendation as J.M.
Forms of commendation
| plural | commendations |
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Origin of commendation
From Middle English commendacioun, from Old French commendacion (“approval, praise”), from Latin commendatio (“recommendation, commendation”), from commendare.
Words formed from commendation
Words that rhyme with commendation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about commendation
- What does commendation mean?
- Commendation means the act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
- What is commendation in Hindi?
- Commendation in Hindi is प्रशस्ति (praśasti). See Commendation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is commendation?
- Commendation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce commendation?
- Commendation is pronounced /ˌkɒmənˈdeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of commendation?
- The plural of commendation is commendations.
Words near commendation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: commendation (page history and authors); प्रशस्ति (Hindi) (page history and authors); commendation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); वाखाण (Marathi) (page history and authors); commendation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commendation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ತಾರೀಫು (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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