plaudit

[plaw-dit]

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noun Usually plaudits.

an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
a demonstration or round of applause, as for some approved or admired performance.

Origin of plaudit

1615–25; earlier plaudite (3 syllables) < Latin, 2nd person plural imperative of plaudere to applaud

Can be confusedplatitude plaudit

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Related Words for plaudits

acclaim, commendation, cheering, ovation, hand, acclamation, accolade, kudos, praise, clapping, rooting, cheers, laudation

Examples from the Web for plaudits

Contemporary Examples of plaudits

Officially, the White House had nothing but plaudits for Hagel and his abilities running the enormous Defense Department.
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Shane Harris, Tim Mak
November 24, 2014
The moment brought Huckabee plaudits from some unlikely corners.
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David Freedlander
May 6, 2014
The plaudits, visitors, and money to fix those boilers would roll in.
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Tim Teeman
January 29, 2014
But all these changes will be painful, and win him little in the way of plaudits.
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Megan McArdle
February 12, 2013
But the GOP presidential nominee's plan to hope for a change in the Mideast conflict is winning some plaudits.
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Ali Gharib
September 20, 2012

Historical Examples of plaudits

He concluded in an uproar of plaudits from both sides of the House.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845
Various
The plaudits of the boys and girls were warm and whole-hearted.
Highacres
Jane Abbott
I wish, though, he hadn't acknowledged my plaudits by bowing to me.
Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess
Henry W. Fischer
Of course the answer was a shower of plaudits upon the king.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa
Paul Barron Watson
Does it become a gentleman of my standing to fish for their plaudits?
Glances at Europe
Horace Greeley

British Dictionary definitions for plaudits

plaudit

noun (usually plural)

an expression of enthusiastic approval or approbation
a round of applause

Word Origin for plaudit

C17: shortened from earlier plauditē, from Latin: applaud!, from plaudere to applaud

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Word Origin and History for plaudits

plaudit

1620s, short for plaudite "an actor's request for applause" (1560s), from Latin plaudite! "applaud!" second person plural imperative of plaudere "to clap, strike, beat; applaud, approve," of unknown origin (also in applaud, explode). This was the customary appeal for applause that Roman actors made at the end of a play. In English, the -e went silent then was dropped.