| congratulation | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. congratulation, felicitation | the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration. |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| n. (communication) | 2. congratulation, felicitation | (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another.; "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ verbal expression, verbalism, expression | the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions.; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours" |
| congratulate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. compliment, congratulate | say something to someone that expresses praise.; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| v. (communication) | 2. congratulate, felicitate | express congratulations. |
| ~ bid, wish | invoke upon.; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. congratulate, plume, pride | be proud of.; "He prides himself on making it into law school" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| v. (communication) | 4. congratulate, preen | pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement. |
| ~ crow, gloat, triumph | dwell on with satisfaction. |
| felicitate | | |
| happy | | |
| adj. | 1. happy | enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure.; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" |
| ~ cheerful | being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits.; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be" |
| ~ content, contented | satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are.; "a contented smile" |
| ~ elated | exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits.; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited" |
| ~ euphoric | exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation. |
| ~ felicitous | exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style.; "a felicitous speaker" |
| ~ blessed | characterized by happiness and good fortune.; "a blessed time" |
| ~ blissful | completely happy and contented.; "blissful young lovers"; "in blissful ignorance" |
| ~ bright | characterized by happiness or gladness.; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay" |
| ~ golden, halcyon, prosperous | marked by peace and prosperity.; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" |
| ~ laughing, riant | showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness.; "laughing children" |
| ~ glad | showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy.; "glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion" |
| ~ joyful | full of or producing joy.; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion" |
| ~ joyous | full of or characterized by joy.; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter" |
| adj. | 2. felicitous, happy | marked by good fortune.; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome" |
| ~ fortunate | having unexpected good fortune.; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" |
| adj. | 3. glad, happy | eagerly disposed to act or to be of service.; "glad to help" |
| ~ willing | disposed or inclined toward.; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers" |
| adj. | 4. happy, well-chosen | well expressed and to the point.; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words" |
| ~ felicitous | exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style.; "a felicitous speaker" |
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