applause

[ uh-plawz ]

/ əˈplɔz /

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noun

hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like.

any positive expression of appreciation or approval; acclamation.

Nearby words

applanation, applanation tonometer, applanometry, applaud, applaudable, applause, apple, apple a day, apple bee, apple blight, apple blossom

Origin of applause

1590–1600; < Latin applausus struck upon, applauded (past participle of applaudere), equivalent to ap- ap-¹ + plaud- clap + -tus past participle suffix

SYNONYMS FOR applause

2 acclaim, plaudit, praise.

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Related formsap·plau·sive

[uh-plaw-siv, -ziv] /əˈplɔ sɪv, -zɪv/, adjectiveself-ap·plause, nounun·ap·plau·sive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for applause

He led the packed cathedral in applause for Ramos and Liu and asked Bratton to bring a message to the men and women of the NYPD.
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And one person started clapping, and then the whole room erupted in applause.
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Their speech was met “very warmly, with applause,” according to bishops briefing the press afterwards.
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“For someone to scream, that is like applause to us,” Harlacher said.
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Of course, this was greeted with a round of applause and whoops from her room of willingly incarcerated followers.
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Singularly, the men who most despise women are the ones who seek to have her applause.
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He sprawled into his seat amid a very tempest of applause and cheering.
Tom Slade on the River|Percy K. Fitzhugh
She had left the Assize Court acquitted, declared to be innocent, amid the applause of the crowd.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII.|Guy de Maupassant
This novel motion was received on the part of all who heard it with shouts of laughter and applause.
The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2|Eugne Sue
There is a round of applause; the bill has been carried almost unanimously.
The Fight For The Republic in China|Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale

British Dictionary definitions for applause

applause

/ (əˈplɔːz) /

noun

appreciation or praise, esp as shown by clapping the hands

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Word Origin and History for applause

applause

early 15c., from Latin applausus, past participle of applaudere "approve by clapping hands" (see applaud).

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