well-wish

Friendly good sentiment

A well-wish is an expression of hope for someone's happiness, health, or success.

The term appears most often in the plural: The retiree received well-wishes from colleagues.

Someone who offers such sentiments is a well-wisher.

The verb well-wish is rare but exists: They well-wished her on her journey.

blessing

benediction

Formal spoken blessing

prayerAddress to deity
graceEffortless beauty of motion
favorKind act or preference

prosperity · fortune · good · omen · providence · auspice · karma · invocation · toast · salutation

sentiment

hope

Desire for good outcomes

optimismTendency to expect good
happinessJoyful emotional state
joyIntense positive emotion

health · success · peace · love · gratitude · contentment · harmony · fulfillment · serenity · abundance

goodwill

benevolence

Disposition toward doing good

kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
affectionWarm emotional attachment
warmthHeat you feel

friendliness · compassion · sincerity · fondness · caring · thoughtfulness · regard · cordiality · generosity · tenderness

encouragement

cheer

Joyfulness or encouragement

heartenTo give courage
reassureEase someone's doubts
upliftRaise emotionally or physically

boost · motivate · inspire · fortify · embolden · rally · buoy · applaud · congratulate · root for

Opposites

intent toward recipient

well-wishcurse

Invoked harm through words

malediction · hex · imprecation · anathema · execration

emotional valence

well-wishcurse

Invoked harm through words

condemnation · denunciation · threat · insult · rebuke

Family

well, wish, wishing, wished, wishes, wisher, wishful, wishfully, wellness

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G