plaudit
- noun
- /ˈplɔːdɪt/
- Formal
- After her remarkable performance, she was showered with plaudits from the audience.
- win plaudits
- earn plaudits
- receive plaudits
Examples
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So James Hunt gets the plaudits of the crowd, the first Briton to win a British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch since Jim Clark in 1964.
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With this audience, he often gets plaudits for his jargon-free, straightforward, sometimes humorous, and often biting prose.
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People are ready to take praise and plaudits when, in reality, they are in no danger at all?
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Rather, plaudits are given only to those students and faculty who fit and accept multicultural values.
Academic text (1995) -
Cloud Atlas is a brilliantly written book and absolutely worth all of the plaudits it gets.
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Zeebox has gained more plaudits than many for testing the second-screen waters.
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Nicolle earned plaudits from comic artists and a nomination for an Eisner Award.
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Artists, politicians, and soldiers win plaudits and notoriety, although so many impose themselves only lightly and transiently upon the motors of social change.
Academic text (1995) -
Swedish/Issaquah earned plaudits for efforts to tamp down energy consumption—a challenge for a hospital operating 24/7.
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The film received widespread plaudits from critics for its powerful storytelling.
Synonyms
Words said or written to show you are happy for someone's success
A polite remark that praises someone or something
A long loud round of clapping by people to show strong approval
An official award or letter praising someone for good work
Praise given to someone in public for an achievement
A very positive review that praises something strongly
Short praise said about someone to help them be chosen for something
Praise and respect people give for doing something well
A very positive written or spoken opinion about something such as a play
Comments that praise or encourage someone's work
Official approval or praise from a person in charge
Loud enthusiastic praise that a group gives
A speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly
Praise people give someone in public for something good they did
A big public success that gets praise and attention
A lot of praise for someone or something
Antonyms
How Laudatory
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word plaudit comes from the Latin verb plaudere, which means 'to clap'. Think of clapping after a great show—just like in applaud or applause—so a plaudit is an expression of praise or approval.