gratulation
/ɡɹætjʊˈleɪʃən/
gratulation means A feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
gratulation is pronounced /ɡɹætjʊˈleɪʃən/.
Why “gratulation” is a great word
A feeling or expression of joy, particularly at one’s own good fortune or another’s success. From Latin grātulātiō, from grātulor ("to show joy, wish joy, congratulate"), from grātus ("pleasing, thankful"). First attested in late Middle English (1425–75). Unlike congratulation, which is an outward salute to another’s triumph, or gratitude, which is a reflective thanks for a gift received, gratulation is the unalloyed current of joy itself. It is the private flush upon finding a lost key, the clinking of glasses in a sunlit room, or the sudden, silent leap of the heart when a long-awaited letter arrives—the simple, sovereign pleasure in a world momentarily aligned with one’s hopes.
Etymology
From Latin grātulātiō, from grātulor.
noun
- 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.”
- 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 gratulation”