'Commendation' definitions:
Definition of 'commendation'
From: WordNet
noun
An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: citation, commendation]
noun
A message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" [syn: approval, commendation] [ant: disapproval]
Definition of 'Commendation'
From: GCIDE
- Commendation \Com`men*da"tion\, n. [L. commendatio.]
- 1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. [1913 Webster]
- Need we . . . epistles of commendation? --2 Cor. iii. 1. [1913 Webster]
- By the commendation of the great officers. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise. [1913 Webster]
- Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a man. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. pl. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'commendation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acknowledgment,
- appreciation,
- assignment,
- blurb,
- boost,
- buildup,
- commitment,
- consignment,
- delegation,
- enfeoffment,
- entrustment,
- good word,
- honorable mention,
- hype,
- infeodation,
- infeudation,
- plug,
- promotion,
- puff,
- recognition,
- relegation,
- remanding