plaudit

[ plaw-dit ]

/ ˈplɔ dɪt /

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

platitude plaudit

The moment brought Huckabee plaudits from some unlikely corners.

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The plaudits, visitors, and money to fix those boilers would roll in.

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But all these changes will be painful, and win him little in the way of plaudits.

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But the GOP presidential nominee's plan to hope for a change in the Mideast conflict is winning some plaudits.

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Wild were the plaudits of the multitude, but the lion was staggering and his roar was muffled.

Ulric the Jarl |William O. Stoddard
Plaudit is a shout of applause, and is commonly used in the plural; as, the plaudits of a throng.

English Synonyms and Antonyms |James Champlin Fernald
I could only smile in acknowledgment of his plaudits and fulsome thanks.

In Jeopardy |Van Tassel Sutphen
The children slipped one by one from the arms into a furnace amid the plaudits of fanatical worshippers.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 |Various
This conversation took place while Lady Mary was bowing in response to the plaudits her performance evoked.

The Gorgeous Isle |Gertrude Atherton

plaudit

/ (ˈplɔːdɪt) /

an expression of enthusiastic approval or approbation

a round of applause

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