gratulation
Syllables: gra·tu·la·tion/ɡɹætjʊˈleɪʃən/US/ɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃən/
gratulation noun: a feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune.
Noun
gratulation (countable and uncountable, plural gratulations)
- A feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune.
- Shattuck, all unaccustomed to the practical phenomena of digging, apprehended only cause of gratulation that the investigation was to be the less hindered.1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 206
- The expression of pleasure at someone else's success or luck; congratulation.
- all Heav’n, And happie Constellations on that houre / Shed thir selectest influence;
the Earth Gave sign of gratulation1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished... - —The chorus fell
In gratulation on a patriarch's ear,
Who in the bosom of his sylvan home
With dignity reposed.1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, On the Death of John Adams, page 191
- all Heav’n, And happie Constellations on that houre / Shed thir selectest influence;
gratulation meaning in Tamil and Bengali
gratulation in Tamil
- நன்றியுணர்வு
gratulation in Bengali
- সুখ এবং তৃপ্তির অনুভূতি, আনন্দ, অভিনন্দন
Forms of gratulation
| plural | gratulations |
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Origin of gratulation
From Latin grātulātiō, from grātulor.
Words that rhyme with gratulation
- 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 gratulation
- What does gratulation mean?
- Gratulation means a feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune.
- What is gratulation in Tamil?
- Gratulation in Tamil is நன்றியுணர்வு. See Gratulation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gratulation?
- Gratulation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gratulation?
- Gratulation is pronounced /ɡɹætjʊˈleɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gratulation?
- The plural of gratulation is gratulations.
Words near gratulation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gratulation (page history and authors); gratulation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gratulation (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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