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WELL-WISHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expression of good will from one person to another
Example:
much hand-shaking and well-wishing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("well-wishing" is a kind of...):
greeting; salutation ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))
Derivation:
well-wishing (extending good wishes for success)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extending good wishes for success
Example:
his well-wishing supporters
Classified under:
Similar:
felicitous (exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style)
Derivation:
well-wishing (an expression of good will from one person to another)
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