Home › Words › C › congratulationcongratulation/kənˌɡɹæd͡ʒʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/congratulation means the act of congratulating.congratulation is pronounced /kənˌɡɹæd͡ʒʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/.EtymologyFrom Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its etymon Latin congrātulātiō, from congrātulor (“to congratulate”). By surface analysis, congratulate + -ion.nounThe act of congratulating.e.g.“May I present my warmest congratulations?”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.congratulating 94% match — Congratulatory; that is giving congratulations. vs congratulation →congratulationary 85% match — Relating to congratulation. vs congratulation →congratulational 81% match — Relating to congratulation. vs congratulation →congratulatory 78% match — Serving to congratulate. vs congratulation →congratulator 78% match — A person who congratulates. vs congratulation →congratulant 77% match — That congratulates vs congratulation →congratulative 76% match — That expresses congratulation vs congratulation →congradulations 73% match — A congratulation on the occasion of graduation. vs congratulation →