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Felicitation vs Thanks - What's the difference?

felicitation | thanks |

As nouns the difference between felicitation and thanks

is that felicitation is the act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation while thanks is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals.

As an interjection thanks is

used to express appreciation or gratitude.

As a verb thanks is

third-person singular of thank.

felicitation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.

    • Usage notes

    * A man is often wished congratulations on the event of his engagement or marriage. However, it is considered rude to "congratulate" a lady (for "catching" a husband?), so she is wished "felicitations" instead.

    thanks

    English

    Alternative forms

    * thanx,

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
    • Could you give me a hand, please?'' — Yes, sure. — ''Thanks .
  • * ~1595 , Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1
    • Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!

    Derived terms

    * thanks a lot * thanks for nothing * thanks for your help

    Noun

  • (obsolete) English plurals
  • (plurale tantum) An expression of gratitude.
    • After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?
  • Grateful feelings or thoughts.

    • Derived terms

    * thanks to

    Verb

    (head)
  • (thank)
    • English phrasebook