English dictionary

congratulation

/k/@/n,gr/&//tS//@/'l/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

noun.communication

Synonyms felicitation

Source: WordNet 3.0
(usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another

noun.communication

Examples
I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure.

noun

Source: webster1913