plaudit
Plural: plaudits
Noun
- An expression or a round of applause, indicating praise or approval.
- enthusiastic approval
- "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"
- A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
- An award or commendation; a formal recognition of approval or achievement.
Verb
- To issue or confer a plaudit upon.
Examples
- Floris grumpily yammered on about how the actors hardly deserved to be plaudited.
- Sofie has been showered in plaudits for her paradigm-shifting discoveries.
- The plaudits reverberated thunderously in the auditorium.
- The winning move earned a round of plaudits from the spectators of the Scrabble tournament.
Origin / Etymology
For earlier plaudite, borrowed from Latin plaudite, second-person plural imperative of plaudere (“to applaud”).
Synonyms
acclaim, acclamation, eclat, plaudits, accolade, applaud, applause, approbation, award, clap, clapping, encomium, honour, laudits, plaudit, prize
Scrabble Score: 10
plaudit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordplaudit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plaudit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary